Drills For Self-Tying Behind Your Back

In this shibari tutorial, Kissmedeadlydoll shares a series of exercises and drills for self-tying behind your back with her model… herself!

As Kissmedeadlydoll explains, knowing how to tie behind your back is helpful if you’re working towards tying harnesses for self-suspensions. However, where you’ve got your eyes to guide you when tying a partner, now you have to rely on your hands, fingers and sense of your rope in space. Tying behind your back requires mobility, dexterity and plenty of practice connecting your brain to your fingers, so this is where drilling key skills until your fingers act as your “eyes” is essential for developing fluidity and confidence. The drills taught in this course will help you learn to feel your way through tying some common frictions and hitches behind your back, including:

1 Half-hitches

2 X-frictions

3 Half Moons and L Frictions

4 Collapsed hangers

Watch and drill each, pausing in between to take as much time as you need to practice each exercise until you’re able to repeat it consistently, smoothly and confidently. This course is perfect for anyone interested in self-tying, as well as anyone looking to improve their tying coordination and proficiency.