Those lovely people from Camp Cyberia have invited us out again to their little patch of dusty madness in Blackrock City to run some free workshops and dangle people from random art objects (last time this included a massive steel rhino). It’s early days yet but the plan will be to hold the workshops in …
After some discussion, we now have the agendas for the two weekend master classes in London on 10-11 and 17-18 August and discounted early bird tickets are now available. The venue will be the same as last year’s, The Flying Dutchman in south London. To find out more about Osada Steve and his teaching, see …
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 …
Over the past few days, we have been working on a series of Kazami-ryu kinbaku tutorials with Osaka Dan for ShibariClasses. As you can see, we have shot quite a lot of material, which will be available as both individual tutorials and discounted bundles. Thankfully, Dan can edit so has been a great help with …
Osaka Dan is in London for the next two weeks, staying with me in scenic Camberwell. He will be available for private tuition, specialising in Kazami style, and will be working with ShibariClasses as a guest presenter during his visit. Who is Osaka Dan? Osaka Dan first discovered after witnessing a performance in an Osaka …
If you have been reading the previous posts, you will be delighted to hear that the new jute rope is here finally. After much deliberation, we have decided to call it EcoNawa as the yarn is made using eco-friendly processes. What’s different? Each of the three strands has 7 sub-plies/strands, each of 5 yarns twisted …
Our apologies if you have experienced any difficulty accessing this site or BOUND or Nina’s site over the past week or so. All the sites got hacked but thanks to assistance and endless patience of WordPress savvy EmmaSan Piks, also a great photographer and rigger, we managed to finally sort it out. The sites are …
Save over $2,500: 12 months access to all 12 parts for the price of one! This bundle includes all 12 parts of our in-depth shibari ‘suspension techniques’ series, which is most comprehensive course ever produced with many hours of video tutorials, documentation and numerous examples of suspensions by top performers. If you have mastered the …
Within the next few days, we are finally expecting the delivery of some amazing new shibari rope. After nearly 2 years of testing and fine tuning, the new rope has landed at Felixstowe and is currently going through customs. What’s different? Firstly, the way it is made is very different to the shibari rope which …
We have just completed and uploaded shibari ‘Performance Techniques: Part III’. In this third part of the series, we will look at what makes a shibari performance and explore the various types of kinbaku shows. Having been on the western shibari scene since its earliest days, I have not only seen many hundreds of shows …