Corps à Cordes

Corps à Cordes is a Paris shibari school run by Ange_Shibari, who began with rope in 2011, has rigged since 2017 and has taught since 2022. According to his biography he first learned basic ties largely on his own, then took group and private classes in Paris after a beginner workshop at the EroSphère festival in 2016. He describes his teaching method as his own, mixing play and technique and adapted to each student. Outside the school he created the Eros Café in 2024 and has worked in French BDSM media and festival programming.

Classes

The school teaches both Japanese shibari and American-style bondage. Weekly classes are held on Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons in groups of up to ten people, at a central Paris location served by bus and metro. Sessions are split by level: beginner and intermediate floor classes focused on play and connection, and intermediate, semi-suspension and suspension classes covering ties, balanced tension and model safety. The school says its floor program spans twelve complete sessions and its semi-suspension and suspension program forty.

Students can start at any time and can come alone; if no model is free, a solo tier practices on themselves or swaps with another tier. Rope can be borrowed. After class, students receive tutorial videos of what they practiced, and the school reports a library of more than 400 demonstration videos. It also publishes free guides on rope care, stretching and preparing for a session as a tier or as a model, and it encourages switching roles.

Prices and practicalities

As listed on the school’s site in November 2026, a class cost €40 per pair or per solo tier, models could join free when places allowed, a five-class pass cost €180 and a ten-class pass €340, and a two-hour private lesson cost €90. The FAQ asks students to arrive about fifteen minutes early, wear close-fitting stretchy clothing, and photograph only their own partner. The site is in French.