Rope bondage is some of the most dangerous and injury-prone bondage that you can do.

Many experienced BDSM practitioners consider it “edge play”. The majority of serious injuries or deaths that occur in a BDSM context involve rope or breath play (controlling when another person is allowed to breathe).

Using rope on another person without understanding the risks and how to manage them is irresponsible and dangerous.

• If the Top doesn’t know what they are doing, a rope can be positioned improperly, impinging on nerves or blood vessels.
• If the bottom does not know how to detect issues, they may not immediately notice when they are experiencing crucial indicators that something is wrong.
• If the bottom is not communicating with their Top — letting them know their physical limitations, or that they are sensing an issue — the Top cannot react and address the issue.
• Improperly placed ropes can cause severe nerve damage in a very short period of time — minutes, even seconds in some cases. Nerve damage can take weeks or months to heal, and in severe cases, may never fully heal, resulting in a permanent loss of sensation or function.
• If blood flow is cut off for too long or happens in a person with complicating factors, clots can form. A blood clot in the blood stream (an embolism) can cause heart attack, stroke, or even death.
• If a rope bottom falls while in bondage, they could break a limb, dislocate a joint, strike their head, or worse.

So, it bears repeating: Rope bondage is not safe.

Learn the risks.  Learn how to manage them.

Take this seriously.