One of the main problems I find with riggers is that they often become ‘knot focused’. By this I mean two things, firstly, they confuse kinbaku with knot tying and, secondly, they become focused on the knots to the exclusion of their partner. So let’s deal with those two issues. Kinbaku does involve a couple …
The very talented Isobel Williams has been documenting our work again: I’m in Jay Graham’s photographic studio, a converted church in Camden. Nina Russ and Bruce Esinem are tying the ropes. “La Gorgone is the strong, supple model. She can curve her spine like a U-bend. She is so slender that she appears to have …
It’s good to Steve in action in spite of his health problems. Here is a beautifully shot video of him and Iroha. TokyoBound » Osada Steve & Iroha.
Today, we have been busy shooting the first day of ‘Japanese Rope Bondage: Ground to Air’, the new shibari suspension tutorial DVDs that follow on from where ‘Tying people, not parcels’ left off. We learned a lot from making the first tutorials and, this time, we have a team of aspiring professionals from the NTFS. …
I have become aware of two suspension related incidents recently, one where the model ended up hitting the floor and the other was within a hair’s-breadth of the same fate. As I have no desire to name names, it will suffice to say that both were highly respected performance riggers. I have removed all names …
More than a decade and a half ago, I discovered the kink scene. Like many of us, I approached my first event, the Rubber Ball, with trepidation and excitement, not knowing what to expect ,but quickly ended up wondering why I hadn’t been to a kink event before. It was wonderful to meet people who …
Those of you who were at BOUND in March will probably still be talking about the show by Cabi and Kimokawaii. As our compere said, it was her first show since her stroke and what a show it was. For those who don’t know, these two young performers are regulars, who regard BOUND as their …