The True Beauty of Kinbaku | Shibari | (Japanese) bondage
RopeMarks, Bob, is a worldwide working Japanese bondage aka kinbaku aka shibari professional located in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
He started studying and specializing himself professionally in Japanese rope bondage (shibari, kinbaku) in 1999. Over his career he studied in the land of the rising sun under the lineage of the late Akechi Denki (明智伝鬼) and Naka Akira (奈加あきら). RopeMarks’ work reflects the traditional techniques taught by these leading nawashi’s but is vastly complemented with his own distinct and unique style.
RopeMarks is recognized as the leading Dutch specialist in the field of Japanese rope bondage. In the world-wide kinbaku scene RopeMarks is a house-hold name of very good reputation.
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I enjoyed the huge flow of information, humor and interaction you had with the audience. The model was enjoyable with her humor as well.
RopeMarks [Bob] is patient and explains everything very good.
RopeMarks Blog
Expert writings on anything Japanese rope bondage, shibari, kinbaku
What is Japanese about Japanese rope bondage?
It’s time for a guest blog, written by one of RopeMarks’ rope models, the Shady Lady! All perspectives and thoughts in this post are her own, but they [...]
Punishment and the beauty of kinbaku by Masami Akita
The history of S&M in Japan S&M Art has taken many forms in Japan and this relates directly to the history of Japan. One established genre of S&M [...]
Kinbiken by Trevor Brown
Kinbiken are an independent bondage video company in Tokyo who've been in existence for several years notching up a catalogue of hundreds of videos. They see their work [...]
RopeMarks Ryū weekend intensive @ Kinbaku Studio, Vienna
We - RopeMarks & the Shady Lady - are currently on an airplane that is taking us back to Amsterdam, after having spent five days at the Kinbaku [...]
The Development of Modern Japanese Bondage by Masami Akita
It is said that American John Willie's bondage work first appeared in Japan during the Korean war; in the "abnormal" magazine Kitan Club. Indeed, the link between Japanese [...]
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 [...]
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