Osada Steve at Studio Six, Tokyo, Japan
konichi wa! The evening of our second day in Tokyo, Japan was spent in the presence of the honorable Osada Steve at his "Studio Six". Before we left our hotel [...]
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Nawashi by Osada Steve
There is a lot of confusion with Western people about the meaning of Japanese words and expressions. One of these Japanese words is "nawashi". We've asked Osada Steve to give [...]
R.A.R.E. RopeMarks Artistic Rope Exchange – review by Steve Indands
Our tutorial site has been reviewed by Steve Indands. Have limited access to live hands-on instruction, yet still want to learn a correct way to do traditional Shibari? Then check [...]
In Memoriam: Osada Eikichi
The world of Japanese Rope Artists is saddened with the news of the passing on September 12, 2001 of Osada Eikichi. Osada sensei was one of the most famous [...]
Jute Rope Strength: What Riggers Need to Know
Don’t Trust Jute to Be Strong. Trust Yourself to Use It Well People often ask me how strong jute rope is. I get the question in workshops, in [...]
Meet the Masters
Meet the masters or as I first intended, meet my peers. I decided on meet the masters, this is my way of showing respect. Over the course of my activities [...]
RopeMarks Ryū | Glossary
The RopeMarks Ryū illustrated glossary is a brief dictionary of names and terms accompanied by photos that have come down to us from history, from hojojutsu terminology and from [...]
Heated discussions, reviews and references
There are a few heated threads running at the moment on Facebook and Fetlife. If I have my timeline correct it all started with a now removed thread on Facebook. [...]
Muganawa 無我縄
Something that I can very much relate to, perfectly put into words by Nawashi Osada Steve, http://tokyobound.com/blog/?p=317 Quote: "In essence, a muganawa session is set apart by its emphasis upon [...]
German Fetish Ball & Studio 6
I'm almost up to date with our past month activities. Here's one more: Fairly quick after our move the German Fetish Ball was organized. Thinking we could use some [...]
