Here are a few links that you might like. They are by no means all shibari related and there are a lot more I will be adding. If you find anything useful or interesting that you think should be included, please add it in Comments below.
Rope people
Osada Steve: Internationally acclaimed kinbakushi and tutor. I highly recommend booking some tuition if you can get to Tokyo. He speaks German, English and Japanese so communication should be no barrier
Kinoko Hajime: Internationally acclaimed kinbakushi and tutor. He has performed several times in the UK and recently brought his Ichinawa-Kai group to LFAJRB.
Kinbaku-Art: The is the site of German ropemaster, Zamil. Zamil has invested enormous amounts of time studying shibari and being taught by Osada Steve.
Ellie the Nomad: Ellie’s DeviantArt profile featuring her excellent work and the notorious ‘Turkey Shibari’ parody.
Parole e Corda: Rope by Elmerald, an Italian rigger, who has performed internationally and worked with such notables as Kumimonster.
French Shibari: Philippe Boxis, rigger, performer and photographer.
Shibaribypatrick: Professional Japanese style bondage performer providing themed shows.
Nawashi Murakawa: Jon Blake, an entirely self-taught ropemaster with a surprisingly traditional style and a very talented illustrator. Appears and disappears on the London SM scene but well worth catching his work if you can.
Bindme: Web site of the curiously named Marrow, which I am told is a nickname based on a translation of his surname before you start speculating, with some rather unique bondage pictures and some fine rope for sale.
Arisue Go: The famous Tokyo based nawashi who has produced several good shibari manuals, performs and offers tuition. He speaks little English but has several English speaking models and assistants.
Ropemarks : Well know site with many pictures and useful information.
Ranbu: Randa Mai’s official site. One of the world’s most famous nawashi and star of countless videos.
JapanBondage.TV: Real Bondage direct from Japan. Streaming Videos in Real Media and QuickTime format featuring Randa Mai, Chiba Eizoh, Serina Komuro, Osada Steve, etc.
Bondage Project : Site of Matthias Grimme, Shibari ropemaster aka Tatsu Otoko (Drachenmann). Matthias has a very accurate and beautiful style, which he uses erotically to create almost balletic perfomances. He has published a range of publications, including highly successful books on bondage and SM. These are available from Schlag-Zeilan along with a range of CDs, videos, DVDs and a range of quality SM equipment. Massive links page. Shibari fans should also check out Japan Bondage . He also has a great tutorial section .
Dave Simpson Bondage: A very professional site for fans of Western and DiD bondage
Dave Simpson Bondage: A very professional site for fans of Western and DiD bondage
Photography
Norio Sugiura: Fantastic photos, showing the masters at work, from Japan’s top shibari photographer.
Shibari Fetish Photography: Exactly what it says on the can.
Maria Coletsis : A talented photographer with some great photos, many of the fetish scene. I am very grateful for her pictures of Kumi in my gallery taken at Club Rub.
NawaShibari.com: is an online publication that claims to capture this erotic art form at it’s most intriguing, artful and sexy. All produced by their own bondage gurus, photographers and courageous heroines on their trek through bondage, art and sex
Brian Southam : One of the scene’s best known photographers.
Digital Kinbaku : Very nice site with a large gallery of beautiful photographs. These are a combination of John Gillan’s camera work and Lochai’s rope work.
Directories & listings
Bondage Top Sites: Over 80 bondage links
Bondage Directory: Over 160 bondage links
Fetbot: Fetish open directory No.1 in the world.
Bondage Links: Another massive bondage sites link page
Bondage Directory: Huge alphabetical listing
World Class BDSM: Mainly USA orientated adult listing site.
Pro-dommes
Some very nice friends of mine who will do terrible things to you, if you are extremely lucky.
Mistress Diva: Professional Lifestyle Dominatrix, D/s Educator, Fetish Model and BDSM Writer>
Madame Sarka: Professional Dominatrix
Other links
Revise F65: An organisation devoted to deleting the World Heath Organisation’s diagnosis of SM and Fetish as a psychiatric disorder. The SM-Leather-Fetish population have been considered healthy the last ten years by most researchers, by US psychiatrists, and by the State of Denmark. Despite this fact, Fetishism, Fetishistic transvestism and Sadomasochism are still branded as mental illnesses by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Pentonville Rubber Ltd: Rubber tubing, sheeting, clothing latex etc.
Westons: Everything medical you could (n)ever want over the net. Much cheaper than fetish shops.
London Fetish Scene: Very good site with a comprehensive events calendar, photo gallery of past events, links to clubs and lots of other good stuff. One of my favourites.
What’s Yours?: Looks promising as a listings and information site but not as much info as LFS yet.
FetishLink: A new listings and information site
Infernal Mechanix : Satan’s own blacksmith! The highest quality dungeon equipment for the truly discerning.
XD Cross Dressing: XD offers the best selection of lingerie and skincare products for cross dressing.
Clubs & events
Club Rub: Club RUB is a really friendly monthly fetish club. The dungeon is hosted by my good friends Dave and Annie from Playpenz, not only do they supply the dungeon equipment but now they manage it.
Pedestal: The creation of a group of experienced and passionate femdom enthusiasts including fetish artists, writers and models who wanted to experiment with a new concept of a fetish club.
Torture Garden: The largest and best known fetish club in London drawing crowds of 600-3,400. A personal favourite, where I am one of their resident rope tops.