I am delighted to be hosting Osada Steve for his London shibari workshops, which form part of his extensive summer tour. Once again, these classes will be held at our favourite local venue, The Flying Dutchman, on 10-11 and 17-18 August. Who is Osada Steve? Steve began his career 30 years ago under the instruction …
Recent events might have generated some interest in the history of the ‘Osada’ component of Osada Steve’s name. He has not always worked under this name. Some of the veterans of the shibari scene might recall his original pseudonym, Dr D Vice. So how and when did he come to be known as Osada Steve? …
Sugiura Norio, Japan’s most acclaimed bondage photographer, will be exhibiting eight photos at LFAJRB that will be available for sale, framed, at £250 in A3+ size(329mm × 483mm/12.9 × 19.0 inches). Although these are not numbered prints, they are signed, which is highly unusual and Sugiura will not sign the same photo twice . This …
No, aural, i.e. sound, not oral sex! Not that anything precludes the latter, of course. As I frequently say, kinbaku is not about knots and all about the way you use rope to create the experience. I often compare ‘just tying’ with eating simply to fill your stomach, which could be achieved with a bag …
At the time of writing, there is only one place left on the series starting 14 April and seven for the classes starting 9 April. The classes have only been very selectively marketed so far, so if you are still thinking about it, you should not delay. They will sell out before long. All prices …
If 5 days of intensive training with Osada Steve appeals, you had better be quick as the first course for 14-20 April sold out in 24 hours! Assuming you haven’t been living under a rock or totally disinterested in kinbaku, he will need no introduction. If the former, you can find out more on his …
I have heard from Steve that he is planning to be in London 16-20 April to run some master classes. I hardly need to introduce him but if you want to know more take a look at his blog and web site. His classes are extremely popular so register your interest by letting me know …
People are keen to see more than the free public content and have been asking about full member access. It is not available yet but it should only be a few more days. Meanwhile, I have been busy loading content: videos from Toubaku, the last two year’s London Festival of the Art of Japanese Rope …
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, …
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 …