Hojojutsu: Watatani Kiyoshi’s Zokuzoku Kobudō bunken-shū
Published in 1975 as a guide the martial art of hojojutsu, this book contains a series of elaborate hojojutsu ties, as well as a...
On doing Kinbaku for music videos – an interview with Master “K” on rigging...
an interview with Master "K" on rigging the Bull's "Come Unwound."
Remembering Yukimura Sensei
Today, March 3rd, is the fifth anniversary of the passing of Yukimura Haruki, a man I was proud to call my teacher and my...
Signs of Shame: Understanding Japanese Bondage Images
If you watch Japanese bondage videos, or have ever flipped through old Japanese SM magazines such as Kitan Club or Sun and Moon, you've...
The New Sex Police
For the past five years, I have run websites that have provided Japanese rope bondage videos for streaming and for download.
This month, I am...
Bar –UBU- and -mitsu-
Bingo San and Yoi San discuss UBU and -mitsu-
Rope Bottoming’s Dark Side
“Why do you do rope?” his text read. We were discussing play that could get intense.
“Connection, passion, sensation, or transcendence,” I shot back. The...
Wabi-sabi: Humility in Aesthetics
A British BBC broadcaster, Marcel Theroux, once decided to find true meaning of wabi-sabi. For that very reason he traveled to Japan to learn...
Artist Profile: Toshio Saeki
In the history of kinbaku there is one print by Yoshitoshi that is legendary for its beauty, its influence, and its effect. That work...
Three Grandmasters, Six Scenes, One Model.
CineMagic did a number of videos featuring multiple bakushi. New Kinbaku Performance is special. It has three legends tying the same model (6 scenes...