A very sensible article published on April 15, 2009 by Jennifer Sweeton in Out of the Ordinary: Sadomasochism can be considered a type of sexual play, preference, or identity where an individual derives satisfaction from receiving pain, inflicting pain, or both. Often called “S&M,” sadomasochism is part of a large category of consensual sex practices …
Here’s an article from a Gaijin Abroad about a night out with Arisue Go: A bondage night in Tokyo, I just found out what was the Kinbaku, along with Arisue Go, one of the best masters in this field. A special evening in the SM universe in Japan. Today, I went to Bondage – Kinbaku …
Once the Festival was up and running, the stress started to fall away and I breathed a huge sigh of relief that we seemed to have risen to the challenge of following last year’s one. I have to admit that I was worried how we could ever compete with the amazing Japanese dominated line-up of …
Notorious in his native Japan for his challenging, emotionally raw images and explicit depictions of sexuality and mortality, Nobuyoshi Araki has courted controversy for the last five decades. Simultaneously erotic and historical, Araki reflects Japan’s unique combination of strict tradition and constant innovation. His fascination with Tokyo is manifest in his work, delving into the …
No doubt you have noticed a dramatic upturn in the quality of the photos from BOUND. This is largely thanks to the relentless efforts of Manolo Remmidi who is not only lightening fast in getting the fruits of his labours on line but has a real eye for capturing those special moments. I’ll getting sets …
Steampunk vampire-fanged and demon-clawed mistress, Aemilia Hawk, from Bristol took some time off this weekend to switch for her partner, Ben, who has recently contracted a serious case of the Shibari Syndrome. Apparently, he has been exhibiting similar symptoms to Nina: incessant and repeated watching of videos of the Japanese masters at work, often as …
I recently came across a couple of “shibari performance” videos recently that demonstated nothing more than shambari executed in a shambolic and unsafe manner posted by people offering lessons in shibari. I’m not talking about just poor style, I mean really ignoring basic safety. As a result, I felt complelled to start a thread, called …
I only just noticed that my eBay shop was starting to resemble Steptoe & Sons’ junk yard. I have made a start on sorting it out and will continue to improve it. There’s an application in for a merchant account so when I get that I will have my own online store without PayPal’s constraints …
Mackenzie Cross was kind enough to provide a review of my DVDs, which I will reproduce here. Unbelievably, I was not the result of duress or bribery but I definitely shall be buying him a few beers now I have seen it! A number of weeks ago I was contacted by Esinem (aka Bruce) to …
This is an interesting article by Zule that he has kindly allowed me to reproduce about the biochemistry of submission: When I was invited by CUADERNOS DE BDSM to write this article, the purpose was explaining the biochemistry of pain. But I am afraid I have mainly gotten to generate new doubts instead giving explanations. …