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 [...]
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 [...]
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 Ryƫ | Glossary
The RopeMarks Ryƫ 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 well [...]
In Memoriam: Yukimura Haruki
The newaza grandmaster Yukimura Haruki has passed away. He is joining Osada Eikichi, Akechi Denki, Ito Seiu and Chimou Nureki. With the passing of Haruki Yukimara it is safe [...]
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 çĄæçž
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 [...]
Short introduction into the history of kinbaku
One thing that must be understood about kinbaku is that it has a long history before it developed into the shibari that is practised in Japan today and has a [...]
