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16 08 2026

It Is Okay to Call It Bondage

By |2026-08-18T08:27:01+02:0016th August 2026|Categories: General, Article|0 Comments

Kinbaku can be art. It can be beautiful, intimate, erotic, cruel or playful. But does calling it “art” sometimes make bondage more respectable by washing away what it actually is? Zetsu Nawa’s article on *artwashing kinbaku* gave me a word for something I had been thinking about for years, and triggered another thought about RopeMarks, skill, and what happens between the finished pictures.

2 02 2024

A quick rope bottoming guide for beginners (part 2/2): being in rope

By |2026-08-16T17:40:57+02:002nd February 2024|Categories: RopeMarks Ryu, Article|Tags: |0 Comments

What should beginning (or aspiring) rope bottoms know? This quick guide aims to present some answers to that question. It’s based on my personal experience of when I just started [...]

29 01 2024

A quick rope bottoming guide for beginners (part 1/2): making your way into rope

By |2026-08-16T17:41:11+02:0029th January 2024|Categories: Article, RopeMarks Ryu|Tags: , |0 Comments

What should beginning (or aspiring) rope bottoms know? This quick guide aims to present some answers to that question. It’s based on my personal experience of when I just started [...]

8 01 2024

Semenawa: what it is, and what it is not (part 3/3)

By |2026-08-16T17:41:25+02:008th January 2024|Categories: RopeMarks Ryu, Interview, Article|Tags: |0 Comments

Tying or being tied semenawa-style is quite popular in today’s Japanese inspired rope scene. Semenawa is often understood as ‘torturous rope’, but is a context-dependent and nuanced term that can [...]

8 01 2024

Semenawa: what it is, and what it is not (part 2/3)

By |2026-08-16T17:41:37+02:008th January 2024|Categories: Article, RopeMarks Ryu, Interview|Tags: |0 Comments

Tying or being tied semenawa-style is quite popular in today’s Japanese inspired rope scene. Semenawa is often understood as ‘torturous rope’, but is a context-dependent and nuanced term that can [...]

8 01 2024

Semenawa: what it is, and what it is not (part 1/3)

By |2026-08-16T17:41:43+02:008th January 2024|Categories: Article, RopeMarks Ryu, Interview|Tags: , |2 Comments

Tying or being tied semenawa-style is quite popular in today’s Japanese inspired rope scene. Semenawa is often understood as ‘torturous rope’, but is a context-dependent and nuanced term that can [...]

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