In Memoriam: Saikatsu 才勝さんが
In Memoriam: Saikatsu 才勝さんが, 1940 - Jul 1, 2024 4:23PM Saikatsu-san was not very well know in the West, he was the main assistent to Akechi Denki and took [...]
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07 2024
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05 2024
Over-engineering (being) in rope
Sometimes people seem very keen on getting precise instructions on how to execute a specific tie (riggers) or how they should feel or act in a specific tie (models). While [...]
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02 2024
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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02 2024
A quick rope bottoming guide for beginners (part 2/2): being in rope
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 [...]
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01 2024
A quick rope bottoming guide for beginners (part 1/2): making your way into rope
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 [...]
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01 2024
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 can only [...]
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01 2024
Semenawa: what it is, and what it is not (part 3/3)
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 that can [...]
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01 2024
Semenawa: what it is, and what it is not (part 2/3)
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 that can [...]
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01 2024
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 that can [...]
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12 2023
Why active rope bunnying requires dominance (over yourself)
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 [...]
