A collection of helpful resources to create better awareness for getting into rope sessions.
Vetting
At the beginning of every rope journey is getting to know a suitable partner. This writing gives many tips on how to evaluate potential partners als known as vetting. Choose your partners carefully.
Crash Restraint
While the Rope Radar is a tool for negotiating emotions, feelings and dynamics, the very well put together writing by Crash Restraint focuses the preparation and negotiation of the practical part of a rope session.
Rope Help
Even if you think preparation and negotiation went well, things can still go wrong in a rope session. Rope Help provides basic advice and directs you to experienced rope folks to talk to in case of an incident.
Wheel of Consent
This tool helps you to learn the fundamental concept of practical consent by understanding the differences and dynamics of giving and receiving, taking and allowing, which play a key role in creating consent and can also help discussing the rope radar.
Rope Safety Reading
Excellent site by Twisted Windows about many aspects of rope safety including tips for beginners, how to handle fainting and much more.
Rope Safety Video
Free extensive video course by Shibari Study about rope safety. It covers essentially everything from general safety instructions, body anatomy, risk profiles, pain processing and much more.