In 2015, BOUND are joining forces with Pop-up Rope Events (PuRE), run by our regular performers, Fred Hatt and Miss Bones. As you’ll see from PuRE’s web site, they already organise all manner of intriguing rope-related events so this is a perfect fit. We will both be able to use our talents and resources in the most beneficial way …
Hi all and happy New Year from BOUND!! After the absolute fun of the rope basket give-away at the last BOUND, we have decided to add a little post-festivity spark to the first BOUND of 2015 on Friday, 16 January. One lucky person go home with a tasty little present! Win win win!! The prize? 3 x 8 …
I came across a very interesting statement from the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) on their web site which points out the extent to which the new legislation is an over-kill and misguided: LOS ANGELES (April 25, 2014) — After careful study separating the facts from the rhetoric, the Association of Sites Advocating Child …
We were gutted to hear that Kanna and Kagu Ra had a spot of bother with immigration. It seems that our border officials were unconvinced that this was merely a flying visit to London to run a workshop and for their début UK show at The Blitz Factory last Saturday. Consequently, they were turned back at the …
Given all antediluvian laws that the Tory Taliban have been bringing in to censor the internet, I have been reading up on the statutes. The 50 year old Obscene Publications Act 1959 is an interesting artefact of pre-60s legislation. This was before the sexual revolution of the 60’s which dragged us out of the Victorian era …
I have been reading ‘For Adults Only? Underage access to online porn‘, ATVOD’s survey. Having been involved in some discussions about surveys and the data behind them, I was interested to see what raw data was available for ATVOD’s survey and how it stood up to scrutiny. The UK government’s ‘Good practice in the design and presentation of …
Initially, the new UK legislation which attempts to bring internet porn and fetish sites under the same rules as DVD sales looked to be rather bad news for me. However, when one looks beyond the newspaper headlines, things are not so clear cut for web site operators or for the legislators. ATVOD have taken a …
This was made in order to settle some debate about the causes of failure of bondage rope. In another video, we were shown how synthetic rope could easily be cut using friction. In this example, the static part was cut due to the heat generated by friction. I wanted to test if my belief that …
There has been much ado in the UK about the recent regulations which specifically state that only sexual content that is equivalent to the BBFC R18 Category can be sold via video on demand services which they deem to be TV-like in nature. R18 is surprisingly inclusive as it seems to cover a lot of …
Our main focus will be on floor-work ties. We will create together simple but effective ties, using the basic elements of Japanese rope bondage. Intention/will, will be the key element throughout the class. The experience gained will allow you to safely explore at home, with your partner. Date: 14 December 2014 Time: 2pm – 6pm …