The popularity of self-bondage seems to be on the rise. In addition to the usual fans, it seems to be augmented by a mixture of riggers testing ties and rigger-less bunnies having fun. A recent conversation about the model of a friend of mine, who was found dead after exhausting herself failing to release a …
The second BOUND was a resounding success even though a lot of people were attending Torture Garden and Office Hours. It wasn’t long before people started tying, the suspension points came into use and the place was buzzing. Our star performers were WykD-Dave and Clover, who were on stage at LFAJRB and Shibaricon. They did …
I have just added a video of Kazami Ranki’s triple suspension with Gestalta, Nina and Jenis from the end of course party. I had a heart-stopping moment when I deleted it from my SD card prematurely and had to recover it with some rather clever software, Photorec. This seemed to work after several others failed …
Mr Kazami left for Osaka on Thursday after a 5-day intensive course at Flying Dutchman London. Due to Osada Steve’s ill-health, I had to find a last minute stand in and we were lucky enough to get him for roughly the same dates. He arrived on 13 April and was kindly met by Mack and …
It looks like July will see me in Australia again this July during the first two weeks to run some classes. All I can say for sure so far is that it we have confirmed the time slot, the dates have not even been set exactly. Hebari, a leading light in the Sydney shibari community …
I was reminded how it feels to be presented with new techniques on the Kazami Ranki course and how hard it is to remember ties, even with my knowledge and experience. I can imagine how daunting it is for a complete beginner who doesn’t have my years of rope handing experience or tuition from some …
It looks like we got off to a fantastic start. As soon as the doors opened, the place began to fill, soon there was a wonderful atmosphere and the FDL was buzzing. Before long, bunnies were dangling from the newly installed suspension points with a good mix of new faces and the ‘usual suspects’ chatting …
I have deliberated much upon the short-comings of the traditional reef knot style tie off used in, for example, the wrist tie of many takate-kotes. It seems to me that this type of knot is most unsuitable for a load at 90 degrees as this will often capsize the knot into hitches, which have the …
Don’t forget The Knot meets again this Bank Holiday Sunday 8 April. As a special offer to Knot participants, you will also be put on the guest list for BOUND. The venue is just down the road and for the first two hours, from 8pm, there is an open play session with numerous suspension points …
No, aural, i.e. sound, not oral sex! Not that anything precludes the latter, of course. As I frequently say, kinbaku is not about knots and all about the way you use rope to create the experience. I often compare ‘just tying’ with eating simply to fill your stomach, which could be achieved with a bag …