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title: "Module 1 · Introduction"
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# Module 1 · Introduction

The first module of the course and a first contact with erotic shibari, *sekibaku* (責縛). It brings together the concepts from which its study is approached: erotic experience, the body’s response to restriction, the sociocultural context in which shibari emerged, and the technical function of rope. We approach it with a beginner’s mind, *shoshin* (初心): even if you have years of practice, here you start from scratch in this style.

 Estimated reading time: 126 minutes.

 Everything that happens during a shibari session has a measurable cause and a technical explanation and can, therefore, **and must, be managed**. That is why the course begins with what allows us to understand what happens when a restriction is applied, why it produces its effect, and what the experience depends on.

 We study shibari as a technique, *jutsu* (術): a set of proven procedures. Its physical effect is predictable, but **the experience depends on each person, the moment, and the relationship between those taking part**.

 All of this is studied through the school’s three areas: **session management, body technique, and rope technique**, which the following modules develop in depth.