I discovered this video in which Randa Mai shows how he rigs a suspension point and discusses kinbaku. There are also links to various other videos of his work in this article. [private] Here’s a link to his web site. You’ll find the photo gallery here and video here. [/private]
I found these definitions in a book on NLP but I’m sure they have cropped up before. Anyway, they apply very much to learning to use rope. I say “use rope” as opposed to knowing how to tie as I think they are very different. Knowing how to tie is the technical bit in my …
I have just posted a series of unique signed photos by Sugiura featuring the work of Osada Steve, Naka Akira, Honda Sumio and Nureki Chimuo, which are for sale at £250 each. These are very collectable as it is unheard of for him to sign prints. If you don’t know Sugiura’s work, you have to …
No, I’m not referring to the impeding excesses of the festive season. Due to minimum purchase quantities on jute yarn, my supplier has tripled my orders for 5mm tossa and 6mm Asanawa so there will be no shortage in a week or two when it arrives. I have also got 7,500m of 5mm linen coming …
It appears that some copies of Volume I of my Japanese Rope Bondage DVDs have a media fault which causes skipping and breaking up, especially in the safety section. Fortunately, this section is repeated on Volume II and plays perfectly. My suppliers are re-pressing and will have these available next week. Please email dvdreturns@esinem.com with …
I recently read an on-line guide that suggested that nerve damage was the result of “prolonged pressure” on a nerve. This is most definitley not the only way it can happen Here’s an incident report showing it happening in seconds. [private] “I did a self-suspension a few days ago and seem to have some minor nerve damage. …
My friend, Hedwig of MoreInches blog, drew my attention to this piece of art which bears a spooky resemblance to something I did for .Cent magazine with Manuel Vason. I do have a hazy memory of an artist asking about basing a piece on one of the photos in my gallery but which one or …
The first nine photo galleries are up. Now we have the UUGallery system running, it should be fairly fast to upload content. After a few glitches and some great help from Paul at UUG, we cracked it. Anyway, I have uploaded shoots with the diminutive Miss Pixie, the bendy Emelia ‘Foldaway’, the beautifully inked Adreena, …
My apologies for the current lack of gallery content. Please be patient! Work is going on behind the scenes to perfect this side of things. I am currently awaiting a reply on, hopefully, the final support issue which is a corrupted licence file. I have been posting quite a few news blogs and articles to …
Here’s something I wrote for SM Detective back in 2009 after my trip to Japan around the time of the first LFAJRB. It’s amazing how far the festival has come in 3 short years. “It seems an age ago that we were in Japan. Life has been hectic since I came back as I have …