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We dived deep that weekend. Three days in a basement studying from a legend. Sugiura Sensei witnessed and greatly influenced modern Kinbaku over the last (almost)...

An introduction to one of Japan's greatest SM artists.

I’m Aki, an ordinary housewife but rope-slut living in Tokyo. I would like to offer you a sneak peek of my kinky kinbaku diary for your interest. Enjoy it!

Information to aid Kinbaku models rapid communication of Takatekote chest harness problems The Brachial Plexus is a network of nerves with five roots in the...

This was my first ever Shibunawakai: a Nawakai rope-play gathering organized by Aotsuki Nagare san, Kazami Ranki san and Nawanojyoh san, usually held in...

When people think of kinbaku, one of the first things they picture is the rope.  The tradition of using natural fiber rope, asanawa, dates...

Literally, shibari means ‘to tie’ and refers to an ancient, aesthetic form of rope bondage that since the beginning of the twentieth century is...

Walking with the SM kinbaku author Sakurai Yuki san from Sakuragichō-eki through Nogecho and over the Ōoka river in Yokohama, I had little idea...

In 1989, CineMagic released Nureki Chimuo's first of eight videos in his landmark "World of Rope" series. Nureki was one of the true pioneer in...

Published in 1975 as a guide the martial art of hojojutsu, this book contains a series of elaborate hojojutsu ties, as well as a...

SM Sniper has released a series of four videos all featuring model Kawakami Yuu tied by top Japanese rope masters, inlcuding Akira Naka, Yukimura...

I met Yukimura sensei in 2010.  It was a brief meeting and I was a bit starstruck.  I left his apartment in Ebisu that...