As you will know, I have done a fair bit of research into avoiding nerve injury. The main problem is the differing sensitivities and nerve paths between people. The medical diagrams are a guide, not a definitive representation of how everyone is. We all have different shapes and proportions, which, of course, is determined by …
I have just uploaded several hundred pictures from a Japanese themed shoot with French model Evan by Cortez77_fr to the members area. This is massive series required two galleries for the sequential shots of a face up takate kote with transitions; almost a tutorial for more experienced riggers who have a good grasp of the …
I was inspired by the furore between a friend of mine and various others about some nit-picking over his takate-kote tutorial (below) to look back at my own with a critical eye. Well, I’m glad I did as I had a lot to add and there are quite a few things that I would change …
Until tonight, there was a fascinating thread running on Fetlife’s Kinbaku Group discussing the wrist tie in the TK and specifically Marai Masato’s technique but for some reason, it was closed for further discussion. I say “for some reason” as the stated reason doesn’t seem to justify closing the thread. It appears to be a …
As those who follow my ranting will know, I regard Douglas Kent’s ‘Complete Shibari’ tutorials like the curate’s egg: good in parts. The good parts are excellent and well-researched but in others he is clearly out of his depth or venturing into ‘shambari’. In many ways, he has raised the bar in bondage tutorials with …
We decided to conduct some rather Heath Robinson tests to determine the loadings on the two wraps of a t-k during suspension. We always knew some orientations like face-downs with the legs pulled up high near the axis of suspension produced crushing constriction on the upper wrap but not relatively how much or how much …
I recently received an email from a self-professed “local known expert” and veteran educator of some 20 years experience after making my post asking what could be done, if anything, to protect people from incompetent teachers. His reply was strewn with personal insults and made light of my concerns over nerve damage saying: “Nerve issues …
It struck me recently that the only information we have on the loading of the wraps of a box-tie is anecdotal and we take it largely on trust that the inverted-Y is usually the best way of attaching a suspension line. I have speculate elsewhere that it might actually distribute load better if both wraps …
I have added a few new classes. As a result of several requests, I have slotted Bondage for Sex and Play into the schedule again. This class does what it says on the label, it shows a number of simple and sometimes ingenious ties for getting your partner just where you want them for your …
I have just posted a lot of new classes for all levels here. These include repeats of the popular ‘Bondage for Sex & Play’ and erotic techniques of ‘Tying people, not parcels’, the latter being suitable for all levels and applicable to any style of bondage, plus new classes on suspension hip harnesses and my …