Connective Rope or Tying from the Heart?
“Asking a bakushi: “what is the heart of kinbaku?” is like asking an artist, “what is the heart of a paintbrush?” Kinbaku itself has no “heart” to speak of, but [...]
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“Asking a bakushi: “what is the heart of kinbaku?” is like asking an artist, “what is the heart of a paintbrush?” Kinbaku itself has no “heart” to speak of, but [...]
For Japanese style bondage the general consensus is to use rope that is approximately 8m long. This is not a hard number (something we will address in our workshops) and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
“Shady Visions” is a series of blog posts where the Shady Lady, one of RopeMarks’ rope models, offers her personal reflections on kinbaku and her experiences as a rope model [...]
This 9mm rice/straw rope is the most traditional rope for Japanese rope bondage (shibari, kinbaku) you can find. This rope is also used by "the father of modern kinbaku" Itoh [...]
You can sign up here! The Workshop This is a clothes on, non-sexual workshop, but no doubt you’ll be inspired to bring your new skills into your private intimate play [...]
You can sign up here! The Workshop This is a clothes on, non-sexual workshop, but no doubt you’ll be inspired to bring your new skills into your private intimate play [...]
You can sign up here! The Workshop Level: Intermediate / strong intermediate, Prerequisite: rigger: You are confident with a gote, any style. A plus is knowing the RopeMarks [...]
You can sign up here! The Workshop Level: Strong beginner / Intermediate, Prerequisite: Rigger: Single and double column ties are your bread and butter (these will not be [...]