A fantastic night of Shibari performances, tutorial and socialising created by Esinem, Nina Russ & MoSaru, in collaboration with the Flying Dutchman London, on Friday Sept. 16th, 2016. All the Early Bird tickets sold out long ago so be sure to get your advance tickets now. Our star performer, all the way from Canada, is Isabelle Hanikamu, …
We have just uploaded another class for ‘Suspension techniques’. In this part, Nina will take you through using her version of an old-style gote to create an unusual and spectacular M-shaped suspension on a bamboo pole. Whilst it is a demanding and dramatic suspension, it is relatively safe since there is surprisingly little load on …
A few months ago, I worked on the ‘What lies beneath‘ shoot for LOVE magazine with a highly prestigious team: Models: Lara Stone, Mariacarla Boscono, Saskia de Brauw, Kristen McMenamy, Anais Pouliot, Guinevere van Seenus & Xiao Wen Ju. Photographers: Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott Stylist: Katie Grand I tied Saksia de Brauw and Kristen …
We are absolutely delighted to have Isabelle Hanikamu performing at BOUND on September 16th (see event here) as she is one incredible performer, rope artist and even more so that she will run a workshop during her stay in London as she is also an brilliant teacher, check out her credentials below. Let it suffice to say that …
I’m doing an absolutely crazy offer on ‘Japanese Rope Bondage: Tying people, not parcels’ shibari tutorial DVDs! Due to the massive success of our on-line school, ShibariClasses.com, we are moving away from physical media of DVDs, which means clearing stock. So, here’s your chance to pick up a total bargain with over 65% off at …
As you’ll see there’s an interview with me and also with Nina Russ about BOUND in this issue: Founded six years ago, Sang Bleu proposes multidisciplinary investigation of the body. With an eponymous magazine at center, the project encompasses a range of artistic activity spurred by the interests of its members. Fashion, fetish culture, visual …
It was only after receiving yet another copyright infringement notification from Fetlife for the picture below that I realised that I hadn’t actually posted the series here. In fact, it happens almost every week with the same picture so I can’t imagine how I overlooked posting such a popular shoot in the galleries. The shoot was for …
I have kindly been given permission to re-post this excellent article by AmeKitsune addressing some of the prejudices that we sometimes encounter from those who misunderstand what we do: On Rope Performance Reactions Lucero and I recently performed at an event. It was the second year we’ve performed there, and the second time the organiser has received …
As you might have heard, I’m setting up a ‘Virtual Dojo’ where you can participate in live on-line classes either as a group or individually for personal mentoring regardless of where you are, so long as you have an Internet connected PC with web cam and headset (below for exact specifications). I will be running …
A recent discussion on my Fetlife kinbaku group threw up an interesting misnomer concerning the potential nerve vulnerability on the inner side of the arm. It’s quite possible we were talking at cross purposes but since “The TK” (actually a whole family of ties) is getting some undeservedly bad press, I think it’s worth clarifying where …