Posts about my teaching activities.
They can be found in the ryu/blog section.
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 [...]
It’s time for a guest blog, written by one of RopeMarks’ rope models, the Shady Lady. All thoughts presented in this post are her own, but RopeMarks supports them. “Do [...]
Hello beautiful rope aficionados! The Shady Lady here, part-time secretary (RopeMarks is a busy man!) & rope model for RopeMarks. Here I will write a little story about what we [...]
One of the many confusions I see in my students and people trying to understand Japanese rope bondage is the difference between shibari and kinbaku. Is it the same [...]
Kinbaku Elements are larger and smaller bits and pieces of information to learn and grow in your Japanese rope bondage, aka kinbaku or shibari, skill. You've started learning a skill [...]
Did you know? Knowledgeable people underestimate themselves while ill-informed people think they are brilliant! It's called the Dunning-Kruger effect.
Upper body ties, especially a "gote" are a fundamental element of kinbaku, Japanese rope bondage. Learning a "takatekote" can take years to master
Kinbaku Elements are larger and smaller bits and pieces of information to learn and grow in your Japanese rope bondage, aka kinbaku or shibari, skill. This element will guide you [...]
One of the more interesting bookings I got this year was a booking to do workhops interspersed with Japanese bondage demo's for the Dutch Nemo Science Museum during the [...]
I've had the pleasure to teach Marith Iedema the essentials of Japanese rope bondage for an article in the Dutch newspaper "Algemeen Dagblad". Assisted by Daisy we had a [...]
