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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Thanks for the Great Workshop today. Only a real expert teacher stays this relaxed and friendly with noobies, you show that it is Really an Art What You Do.
… surprising … caught myself watching with wide open mouth
RopeMarks Blog
Expert writings on anything Japanese rope bondage, shibari, kinbaku
Semenawa: what it is, and what it is not (part 1/3)
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 [...]
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 [...]
Dunning-Kruger effect in kinbaku
Did you know? Knowledgeable people underestimate themselves while ill-informed people think they are brilliant! It's called the Dunning-Kruger effect.
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 [...]
Shi, a Mai Randa column
The following text is by Mai Randa, written on 3 Dec. 2007 and perfectly translated by Faviola_Llervu. Together with Akechi Denki, Mai Randa was part of my first exposure to [...]
Giving, Receiving and Relationality in Kinbaku
Kinbaku - like any other BDSM activity - is relational at its core to me. With relational I mean that things (like kinbaku) never exist in isolation, but [...]
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