Voting started last weekend for the Bondage Awards. For years, this has been dominated by western style bondage but looking at the nominations, this might be about to change judging by the number of familiar names. Besides Nina (bondage model) and myself (numerous sections), you’ll find Kinoko, Hebari, Wildties, Zamil, Yukimura, WykD_Dave and even my …
If you have looked at my shop and tuition pages recently, you might have noticed that I have been purging PayPal from my site and instead implementing Google checkout. I think the interface is infinitely superior and they are happy to handle my DVDs. You might have noticed that I lost affection for PayPal after …
Here’s an interesting post from Rope Springs Eternal which might cause some controversy Rope bondage in the Japanese style is popularly thought of by its practitioners in Japan and elsewhere as an art form, but as such it is practically unknown by the artworld, meaning bondage has never been defined or validated by some agency …
By RUSSELL GOLDMAN (@GoldmanRussell) via Love Hurts: Sadomasochism’s Dangers – ABC News. A Canadian college professor spent three days in a coma over the weekend after losing consciousness in a New York sex club where he was left alone with a dog collar around his neck and a leather hood over his face, according to …
A very sensible article published on April 15, 2009 by Jennifer Sweeton in Out of the Ordinary: Sadomasochism can be considered a type of sexual play, preference, or identity where an individual derives satisfaction from receiving pain, inflicting pain, or both. Often called “S&M,” sadomasochism is part of a large category of consensual sex practices …
Here’s an article from a Gaijin Abroad about a night out with Arisue Go: A bondage night in Tokyo, I just found out what was the Kinbaku, along with Arisue Go, one of the best masters in this field. A special evening in the SM universe in Japan. Today, I went to Bondage – Kinbaku …
Once the Festival was up and running, the stress started to fall away and I breathed a huge sigh of relief that we seemed to have risen to the challenge of following last year’s one. I have to admit that I was worried how we could ever compete with the amazing Japanese dominated line-up of …
Notorious in his native Japan for his challenging, emotionally raw images and explicit depictions of sexuality and mortality, Nobuyoshi Araki has courted controversy for the last five decades. Simultaneously erotic and historical, Araki reflects Japan’s unique combination of strict tradition and constant innovation. His fascination with Tokyo is manifest in his work, delving into the …
No doubt you have noticed a dramatic upturn in the quality of the photos from BOUND. This is largely thanks to the relentless efforts of Manolo Remmidi who is not only lightening fast in getting the fruits of his labours on line but has a real eye for capturing those special moments. I’ll getting sets …
Steampunk vampire-fanged and demon-clawed mistress, Aemilia Hawk, from Bristol took some time off this weekend to switch for her partner, Ben, who has recently contracted a serious case of the Shibari Syndrome. Apparently, he has been exhibiting similar symptoms to Nina: incessant and repeated watching of videos of the Japanese masters at work, often as …