Opinion

No matter where you live today, the rapidly growing information sharing streams have helped our communities discover, grow and evolve. Whereas just two decades ago...

There is probably no greater debate in rope circles today then the question of whether or not shibari is "sexual." Whether you suggest...

In our current global crisis, we need stimulus to get us thinking; alternative thoughts to help us stay positive. Our world is changing with...

I have been reading and researching a lot about the "early days" of rope in Japan. In the post-war period, it seems like...

I started tying in 2006 or 2007. I can't really remember, exactly. But what I do remember was that when I started...

It seems like every time I go to Tokyo a theme emerges from the trip. This time the theme is trust. With any kind of...

A common error is thinking we know the character of the next person, let alone generalising on the collective psyche of strangers across the...

For the past decade, I have been warning people of the problems and limitations of focusing kinbaku so intensely on technique, without thinking about the heart of it. The focus has been, almost exclusively, on the how to tie, rather than the why we tie. And by why, I don't mean "why we use a munter hutch here, rather than there." I mean motivation. I mean passion. I mean desire. I mean fantasy. I mean heart.

I first wrote the following text in Italian. It was printed on a leaflet handed over to the audience before a kinbaku performance in...

Unpartnered. Injured. Strung out and a bit depressed. A few pounds heavier and several yoga sessions missed. The last month of getting my latest...

Surely kinbaku is getting more and more attention recently. It is getting little bit mainstream and popular, with shows, art galleries and even couple...

Longing to be bound to the bedpost blindfolded? Or maybe being tied naked to a tree is more your cup of tea. If visions...