Free space and structures
In this article, I like to meditate on how patterns emerge and how we organize a body around its pivotal […]
Articles
How do positions appear in Kinbaku?
This writing is half theory and half philosophy. With it I let you participate in my research. This is what […]
Decompressing Bodies under Pressure Prague April 2022
Tired but with hearts full of joy we came back to Berlin last week. Our first full weekend dedicated to […]
On not teaching ropes
Original Article by Zetsu Nawa | Kinbaku Today
Why Eros Matters: Keeping Shibari Dirty
Original Article by Zetsu Nawa | Kinbaku Today
Three ways to tie a Gote
The Gote is the most basic pattern of Japanese rope bondage, the most common, and the most misunderstood. I refer […]
Some thoughts on Tension – from rope bottom to riggers
„Make it nice-and-tight“ © Riccardo Sergnese I recently have been tied for the class by the student, and it struck […]
Bottoming for Seme-nawa
Semenawa is in demand these days. Many people feel attracted to a darker, erotic, challenging, and most of all deeply […]
Norio Sugiura in Copenhagen
We dived deep that weekend. Three days in a basement studying from a legend. Sugiura Sensei witnessed and greatly influenced […]
The learning mindset: your key to make real progress in rope bondage
Did you ever wonder why some people make fast progress taking up a new discipline and others don’t? Looks like […]
Tokyo – Impressions
Visiting Tokyo was the big highlight for us in 2019. We had one week – it was too short and […]
About Quality in Kinbaku
Very often I’m in the argument about quality or even more vague: beauty in Kinbaku. Why is this tie more […]
How to be a good student
by Andrea Kurogami We are very impressed by this article from our dear friend and Kinbaku LuXuria “colleague” and we […]
An alternative view on safety: behavior based safety concept for rope bondage
We talk a lot about safety in bondage. The most discussed issue still seems to be a nerve damage. Even […]
Boundaries and limits: finding out where you begin
When we hear “boundaries” or “limits”, we likely think “restriction”, “obstacle”, something rather negative, limiting our free expression or our […]
Good Pain vs. Bad Pain: Three Questions strategy to navigate your rope experience and stay safe
Pain naturally belongs to the experience of going out of comfort zone. When playing with physical restriction and gravity, compression, […]
Let’s be honest: It’s about sex
Kinbaku is erotic. Kinbaku is suffering. Kinbaku is for perverts. Kinbaku is – in Japan – porn! Kinbaku is about […]
What makes a perfect kinbaku photography?
We have now seen the pictures of three teams. They’ve directed by You. You have given specific instructions for the […]
Ikkyo a lifelong. Some thoughts about practice.
The simplest technique in Aikido is called Ikkyo. For the matter of this article it doesn’t matter how this technique […]
The power of surrender. Some thoughts on semenawa from a bottom perspective
My partner and I devote ourselves to a very particular kind of rope bondage – the one that is called […]
A short guide on how to negotiate consent in rope and get what you really want
Consent in rope is a hot topic these days. There are many words written about empowering the person in ropes […]
The six most serious mistakes beginners in Kinbaku consistently do
Giving lessons to beginners in Kinbaku, I always start my workshops with: “I will teach you, what I wish someone […]
Molecular shibari
I always pondered on how I could bring together my profession and my passion. Now there was made a breakthrough […]