Shibari Study: Our Recommended Online Learning Platform
Anatomie Studio is a proud affiliate partner of Shibari Study. If you sign up through the links on this page, the studio earns a commission at no extra cost to you. We only recommend resources we genuinely use and trust.
Why we partner with Shibari Study
Since 2015, Anatomie Studio has taught shibari in person — and we'll always believe that hands-on learning, with real-time feedback from experienced educators, is the best foundation you can build. But we also know that practice between classes is where progress really happens.
That's why we recommend Shibari Study, the most comprehensive online shibari tutorial library available. With hundreds of video lessons spanning complete beginner fundamentals through to advanced suspension work, it's the resource we point our own students to when they ask, "How do I keep learning between sessions?"
We don't recommend it because we're paid to — we recommend it because it's good, and we negotiated a partnership with a platform we were already telling people about.
How online learning fits alongside in-person classes
Online tutorials and in-person teaching do different jobs, and the strongest learners use both:
In person, at the studio, you get spotting, correction, and consent-centred teaching in real time. An educator can see that your tension is off or your wraps are misplaced before it becomes a habit — or a safety issue. You also get something no video can offer: a community of rope peers to learn alongside.
Online, with Shibari Study, you can revisit techniques at your own pace, slow footage down, rewatch a frame ten times, and explore styles and educators from around the world. It's ideal for drilling fundamentals between classes, preparing for a workshop, or refreshing something you learned months ago.
If you've taken one of our beginner courses, Shibari Study is the natural next step for home practice. And if you've been learning online and want to pressure-test your skills with real feedback, come tie with us in person — our weekly classes and workshops are open to all levels.
What's included with Shibari Study
A structured beginner curriculum, so you're not guessing what to learn next
Hundreds of tutorials across floor work, decorative ties, and suspension
Lessons from internationally recognised riggers and rope educators
Content on safety, communication, and consent — not just technique
New tutorials added regularly
A note on transparency.
Anatomie Studio earns a 25% commission when you sign up to Shibari Study through our links. This costs you nothing extra, and it directly supports the running of an independent, community-focused rope space in London. We're disclosing this because trust matters to us — in rope and in business. We were recommending Shibari Study long before any partnership existed, and we'd still recommend it if the partnership ended tomorrow.
Questions about whether online or in-person learning is right for you? Get in touch — we're always happy to point you in the right direction, even if that direction isn't us.