In the interests of nipping shibari misinformation in the bud, I thought it well worth re-posting an enlightening thread from Ashtraymedia-Mack, one of the LFAJRB team, that appeared on Fetlife: [private] “Following this year’s London Festival of the Art of Japanese Rope Bondage the term M-Jo (M女／エム女）has started to be widely used in both writing …
I’m delighted to say that all the hard work seems to be paying off and the sales of my shibari tutorial DVDs have got off to a flying start. We have already exceeded a target that I thought optimistic by Christmas and the huge piles of boxes of DVDs look less daunting. Sales have gone …
I was with Kinoko a little while back and we got to discussing westerners doing kinbaku. I was saying whilst it’s nice to accessorise our shows with beautiful Japanese elements, e.g. kimonos etc., I think there’s a line between doing this and the whole ‘kimono boy’ (those who try to be more Japanese than the …
As some of you might already be aware, I have been working with Bob Bentley, a BAFTA winning documentary maker, on a kinbaku project. This started last year after his chance visit to LFAJRB which kindled his interest. Since then, he came to Toubaku with us, been to Berlin and interviewed a whole host of …
Esinem plies his trade in the UK and the EU and has made it to the Far East now on two different occasions. He just finished up an intensive course with Osada Steve and also managed to squeeze in some visits to various SM live shows and events as well as to the lairs of …
This is the music video submitted by filmmaker Nusrat Howard-Moore to the South Yorkshire Film Network’s music video competition 2Weeks 2Make It, where filmmakers are paired up by ballot with rising star bands. A Deafening Violence from Nusrat Howard-Moore on Vimeo. Ms Howard-Moore was paired with Sheffield band Tiananmen which describes themselves as a fusion …
Ever thought of taking up an evening class? Woodwork perhaps, or pottery? Well, how does Japanese rope bondage grab you? Stephen Albrow of Forum finds out more. Some fetishes are so much less complicated than others – for instance, if you’re into big-breasts, just find a big-breasted lady and away you go! But for those …
I will be doing two shows at the Wasteland Party with Ika Noire, my model from LFAJRB. One will be more of a classic Japanese style show and the other will be the polar opposite. Hopefully, we will be able to capture the intensity of our last performance, the first few minutes of which can …
It’s early days yet for the new site but these are first shoots of what I know will become a tree of knowledge and a window on my work. Please be patient as a lot of content will be added over the coming weeks. There is a massive amount of material in the archives to …
How long is a piece of string? The question I am often asked is what length, type and thickness of rope should I use? If you want a strict answer, kinbaku is typically performed with equal length ropes of 7m-8m. Whilst there may be historical reasons for the length, it is certainly easy to handle …