George Leonard — Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment
Not exactly about Japan — but written by an Aikido master (The Way of Aikido) and I believe very relevant […]
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Roger J. Davies & Osamu Ikeno — The Japanese Mind: Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture
A collection of essays Japanese students wrote to explain their culture to their Western classmates… From aimai (ambiguity) over giri […]
J.W.T. Mason — The Meaning of Shinto
This is not a light or quick read, but I believe it is worth the effort. We look very much […]
D. T. Suzuki — An Introduction to Zen Buddhism
An Introduction to Zen Buddhism is a really good introduction to the concepts of Zen, written by a Japanese person […]
Jun’ichirō Tanizaki — In Praise of Shadows (1933)
When you are into Kinbaku, this is one of the books you should read. For me, one of the most […]
Leonard Koren — Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers
A very poetic introduction to this aesthetic-philosophical concept. Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers by Leonard Koren offers a […]
Seiū Itō — Seiū Itō Kinbaku Photos
Seiū Itō Kinbaku Photos is a brand-new photobook collecting the research photographs commissioned by Seiū Itō. These images were taken […]
Ozuma Kaname — Shibari & Irezumi Art
I bought Shibari & Irezumi Art while visiting Tokyo at Vanilla Gallery. The book is a 120-page softcover publication, bilingual […]
Bodies under pressure – A radically different approach to semenawa
Semenawa is on high demand these days in the rope scene. My partner Natasha and me were/are part of the […]
Exam(ination)
A young student comes to the study of her professor to discuss her exam. Whilst waiting she discovers his kinky […]
Tannengruen
My love NawaTaNeko in my ropes, see through the lens of asigansm, supportedby Miss Mono, who also provided the “behind […]
Sharing our Kinbaku with the New York community
We are just back from our trip to New York City, on invitation of Moon.Cat.Ropes and Temple NYC: tired, happy, […]
Too mannered…
Keep inaugurating the remodelled photo studio… Breathtaking (Or did I took her breath away?) Anna Noctuelle in my ropes.
Entangled
Emily-Ann tied by D. – photographed by Alexander MA, in our new (remodelled) studio 6×6
Breathe baby, breathe
Last weekend we did our first test-shooting after (not yet completed) studio-remodelling. My love NawaTaNeko in my ropes, supported by […]
Berlin Decadence
Some Tokyo Decadence feeling at IKSK Berlin, during performance night Pictures thanks to BopTied
The Body. The Rope. The Space. The Noise.
One of the most interesting collaborations in 2024 happened between us and phonoschrank – a Berlin based researcher and noise […]
On trial…
Mari put herself into trouble, again… Photography: Tajo, in ThreeP (Rope by me)
VoxBody Studio Performance
Pictures: Brandon Roberts (IG: @betterrugged) Thanks Bondageotter for inviting us and VoxBody Studio for providing this beautiful space
Participating Semenawa Kinbaku Kenkyûkai
Last Friday we had the privilege to participate on Naka Akira’s Semenawa Kinbaku Kenkyûkai in Kinbaku Lounge, Copenhagen. It was […]
EURIX Session
Last EURIX, during the “Rope Artists International” Performance Evening, we sneaked on one empty stage and did that “boring couple […]
Japan Trip 2023
Finally, we went back to Japan. 2019, as we did our first trip together – mainly to see our friends […]
Meditation about the waist-rope
The waist-rope plays an important role in our style. Maybe you can even say that it is one of the […]
Preview 2024
We are looking forward to an eventful 2024 – please check out our updated calendar for this year. We will […]
IN SEARCH OF AUTHENTIC JAPANESE ROPE BONDAGE CULTURE
Check out the newest article from Manami Okazaki about the search of authentic Japanese rope bondage culture in Tokyo in […]