Ep132: 5 Flowers Tie, Necessity of Switching, and Chinese Rope Styles - Interview with HuaHua

HuaHua (she/her) is an artist, Shibari practitioner and teacher from the UK, currently based in Shanghai, She is the founder of Borderline Shibari, a platform dedicated to creating a mindful and conscious Shibari community. She believes that rope bondage is a process of exploring authenticity. To her, bondage creates a connection between interior and exterior, between the elevated and the underground. In addition to her Shibari work, her art work also includes, nude photography, physical theatre, installations and private sessions. Her work often derives from her BDSM practice, just as her Shibari teaching involves techniques transferred from other practices. HuaHua's Shibari teaching style is more centered around intention, expression and the emotional process of rope. The podcast hosts love hearing about rope in Asia (as they’re based in Thailand themselves), and were excited to hear more about the large, and growing, Chinese scene, including: ◦ Common Chinese fantasies about rope bondage ◦ Her journey through BDSM and performance art into rope ◦ How her interest in rope developed into a career ◦ The different roles and aspects of Shibari she enjoys ◦ Revealing others and their emotions through intense rope play ◦ How she uses Semenawa as a top ◦ Degradation and humiliation as a bottom ◦ The Chinese BDSM scene and visibility of Shibari ◦ What makes Chinese bondage unique ◦ The Five Flowers tie ◦ Elements of the Chinese rope scene ◦ And as ever, so much more! NB: HuaHua’s connection broke up a few times during the interview, apologies for any missing content.