@Darkly_Dreaming Thank you so much for those links! Very informative and thought-provoking, especially the surveys as you wrote.

Wow! This is a treasure trove of information. Thank you so much. The coloring books are such a good idea, too...

@Ombre Anatkh I haven't had many chances to experience what you wrote about -- tying/suspending people who just want to try rope, and are not necessarily "into" the scene, but I've found it to be a lot of fun, because there is an innocent recreational aspect to it. And like you wrote, it's a fun challenge to try and focus on the security aspect of the tie, rather than purposefully going for seme or more intense rope, which seems to be the norm. Apart from the actual tying, I do get a sense of accomplishment from introducing people to rope, because I'm very grateful to the people who originally introduced me to it. On the flipside, I often feel a lot of stress when tying someone who's very experienced and into rope...I just feel like, hmm, will I be able to answer up to their expectations?

@Ombre Anatkh Thank you for the reply! Is there a reason why you personally prefer the wrap back method?

@Darkly_Dreaming Thank you very much for taking the time to reply! I appreciate the insight. You really touch on a profound subject regarding the 'journey' that the person being tied is guided along... It's such an important part, but definitely requires a level of mastery regarding the technical part in order to focus properly on it, I think. Need to keep practicing...

Thank you so much for the detailed and informative reply! It taught me small tidbits about both methods that I hadn't thought of before. Currently my preference is the first method, the two wraps and then lock off. It's at least the one I feel most comfortable doing, and the one where I feel I can better keep my rope fluid. However, I always try to keep my rope centered beforehand to mitigate the "tying it off center" issue, which in my experience easily creates further issues such as unbalanced pressure during suspending, etc. So I always try to prep things so that as little adjustment is necessary. Of course this takes a lot of consideration and attention to detail throughout. I definitely need to practice more at it. The twisting of the skin on the surface is a definite concern for that method. I was taught to 'carefully' press the rope into the skin when wrapping, not tightly, but just to make sure the rope sits in the skin in order to hopefully avoid the twisting. The biggest challenge comes with tightening after both wraps, especially when tying different kinds of people and different body types - I feel like it takes at least a few times to find the perfect level of pressure. I agree that a lot of subtle handling is necessary to do the second method properly. I certainly need a lot more practice myself in order to get better at it. I feel like it's very easy for me to accidentally loosen the tension when wrapping back, or to accidentally wrap the second time at a different pressure than the first. But like anything I suppose it comes with practice. I would definitely be interested in hearing what other people think as well. I feel like it's such an integral part of setting the right "mood" during the initial stage of mune-nawa.

When I first discovered kinbaku, I was drawn to it because I saw it as a new, interesting form of communication. It's sensual and erotic, but in my mind, it's something completely different from a verbal conversation or sexual intercourse. It can have similar effects, I think. It can make someone feel relieved, make some feel like they aren't alone, even for a period of time, similar to how one might feel after having a chat with a good friend, except no words are necessary. It can also make people feel loved, and special, I think, but perhaps not always/all the time. But that's one of the great things about it, I think. It can be used in so many different ways and have various outcomes, making it extremely versatile and unique from traditional modes of communication. That's how I feel about kinbaku from the inside, but there's a lot that can be gained from the outside, too. It's obviously artistic and beautiful, can be used for performance, or to communicate something not just between the two who are directly involved in the tying, but to the crowd/people watching as well.