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title: "Module 2 · Basics"
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# Module 2 · Basics

The second module of the course. It lays the working base on which the technical fundamentals are later studied: the **biomechanics** of the body (posture, balance, mobility, and tension), the **history** of shibari from Japan to its arrival in the West, **efficient rope handling**, and the organization of practice, with its most common risks and the first **exercises**.

 Estimated reading time: 178 minutes.

 This module brings together what you need to start practicing with sound judgment. Biomechanics shows how the body organizes itself to move and bear loads: knowing about posture, balance, mobility, and tension allows us to **build effective, safe restrictions**, adapted to each person. History, for its part, approached without myths, helps us distinguish what shibari was from the narrative built around it and understand where its techniques and styles come from.

 Rope is studied as a tool for obtaining a specific result in the session. The aim is to handle it naturally, with gestures that do not interfere with communication with the person being tied and that keep attention on the interaction.

 Shibari is an applied technique: its skills are acquired through structured training. That is why the module closes with the **organization of practice**, the common risks of rope techniques, and the first exercises to **progress safely**.