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title: "Lesson 2.3"
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# Lesson 2.3

Handling the rope means using it as a **tool to obtain a specific result in the session**. Understanding its technique allows us to perform it naturally, with gestures that do not interfere with communication with the person being tied and that keep attention on the interaction.

 Estimated reading time: 29 minutes.


## 2.3.4 Learning

![2.3.4 Learning](https://shibari-dojo.online/images/course/t234en_sq.webp)

Rope handling is a manual skill that develops with practice. In this topic we look at what to focus learning on, what to work on first, and how to approach practice.

 Estimated reading time: 7 minutes.


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## 2.3.3 Untying

![2.3.3 Untying](https://shibari-dojo.online/images/course/t233en_sq.webp)

Untying is as important a part of the session as tying. In this topic we look at how to integrate untying into the play and into the emotional curve of the session, and how to maintain tension while untying so that the structure does not collapse and the person being tied does not suddenly lose the support of the rope.

 Estimated reading time: 4 minutes.


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## 2.3.2 Session disruptors

![2.3.2 Session disruptors](https://shibari-dojo.online/images/course/t232en_sq.webp)

Adjusting the ropes by slipping fingers under them, lining them up so they are symmetrical, or worrying about twisted ones are common habits that can interrupt the session. In this topic we look at the effect they have on the person being tied, when an adjustment is justified, and how to make it without breaking the established tension.

 Estimated reading time: 7 minutes.


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## 2.3.1 Sabaku

![2.3.1 Sabaku](https://shibari-dojo.online/images/course/t231en_sq.webp)

*Sabaku* (handling – さばく) is the use of rope as a tool within the session; fluid handling, which comes from the *core* of the person tying, maintains the right tension and leaves attention free for the reactions of the person being tied.

 Estimated reading time: 12 minutes.


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