Zuberi
London rope teacher who began studying shibari in 2014, draws on martial arts, tantra and shiatsu, teaches at Anatomie Studio and leads rope sessions for the Noire people-of-colour kink community.
Zuberi is a rope teacher and a member of the Anatomie Studio team in London. Anatomie lists him as a member of its core team and as a teacher, and gives his pronouns as he/him. He is known on Instagram as zuberirope.
Background and approach
By his own account he has studied rope since 2014. Before and alongside it he worked in martial arts, tantra and shiatsu, and the studio’s team page says he lets all three shape how he ties. He has looked at a wide span of approaches, from the traditional system associated with Naka Akira to the more recent style of Fred Hatt, and he presents himself as someone who keeps learning new systems in order to pass them on.
Teaching
Zuberi teaches for Noire, an events organisation that creates kink spaces for people of colour. Noire listed a one-day beginner’s foundation course at Anatomie Studio for February 2025, covering rope handling, safety and two basic harnesses, one for the upper body and one for the lower. In 2025 Noire also announced a progressive course for people of colour and allies, called The Takate Gote, planned as three stages that lead from beginner level to partial suspensions over roughly a year, beginning with a foundation workshop in May.
Community focus
Anatomie and Noire describe him as a Black British rope teacher with African roots who supports sex-positive and body-positive spaces for people of colour; Anatomie says he aims to help everyone feel seen and included.