Uncle Shu

Uncle Shu is a Russian rigger.

Era: 2000s

RIGGER · TEACHER

Russian bondage / shibari practitioner and teacher known as Uncle Shu / Dyadyushka Shu. Public Telegram memorial reposts describe him as one of the older bondage practitioners in Russia, someone who saw shibari emerge in the country and improved his skills in Japan. They also identify him as a participant in major Russian BDSM events including Chelyabinsk Fest, Mertvy Sneg and Beskonechnoe Leto, creator of the Lab Uncle Shu project, and founder of the Japanese-binding school Laskovye Verevki.

School: Independent

Influences (mutual or directional): Shigonawa Bingo.

Influenced by: Post-Soviet Russian-Language Shibari Scene.