I have just posted an hour long video an impromptu session by Yagami-san and Gorgone shot in my living room last week. As this was unplanned, the shooting is a bit raw: Ambient light, no fancy back-drops or shooting, in fact I was stymied by full cards and flat batteries. Luckily, Mo saved the day by firing …
I have just added another 20 minutes of video to my Contemporary Gote tutorial. The new section covers tying less flexible people giving two examples. The first is a modification of the standard gote for those who cannot get their arms into the classic position. The second is something I devised on the fly to accommodate a problem with …
I thought I’d post a hastily made screen capture from the ‘Old-style gote (TK)’ tutorial to give you a glimpse of what’s inside as we haven’t set up a free preview of the standalone tutorials. Even sight unseen, it has had a fantastic response and has encouraged us to shoot more of that ilk as …
We have just completed a very comprehensive tutorial for an archetypal old-style gote. It is Nina’s own variation on Marai Masato’s and very similar to Naka Akira’s with its roots in Yukimura’s. It starts with the 2-rope base, she then adds 3rd and 4th ropes, then finally shows how to add the suspension line and …
While she has been staying here the past few days, Gorgone has been working with Mo to finish off her guide to tying her self-designed hip harness. I had the task of doing one of the proof viewings and I can assure you that it’s a very nice piece of work. Like Nina’s, this addresses …
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 …
I have never heard much said about using the multiple contact points that rope affords. Although I have long employed this idea, I have recently started to solidify it into my theory. I am not saying all the ideas are new by any means but I have never seen the principles consolidated into a single …
It is good to have one’s thoughts confirmed by others. As the regulars will know, I have drawn constant parallels between dance and shibari. Here is something from ShigonawaBingo, translated by Rida. [private] ダンスDance 感情や意思)の伝達、表現、交流などを目的とした、一定の時間と空間内に展開されるリズミカルな身体)動作。 Rhythmical Body movements performed in a given space and in a give time frame, as a way to exchange, share …
I’ll start out with a disclaimer: I am not an engineer or physicist! That said, I have a logical mind and can apply it practically…and there’s Google. I started thinking about rope breaks and it seemed to me that friction is a big factor. It has been speculated, not unreasonably, that the ‘sawing’ action of …
As more and more people are doing bondage performances these days, I thought I’d share some insights from my performance career. Admittedly, there is probably a massive amount I don’t know as I have never had any formal training in that area and becoming a performer happened largely by accident. In fact, getting up in …