I make my living from shibari: teaching, selling rope and just about any way I can. I started around 20 years ago. In that time, I have organised events, taught and performed internationally, worked on videos/TV etc., produced the first English language shibari tutorial DVDs and started an online school.
Veteran of London kink clubs and part of the furniture at TG. Other than rope, I have reasonably broad tastes and passable skills to match.
Other than kink, I dabble in crypto and am currently getting a house built on the land at the back of my flat. I enjoy DIY, photography/videography (TBH, it's almost all work related), exploring the mind, travel, the odd festival, SCUBA, shooting, motorcycles. Lot's of things I should really re-visit like finishing my microlight licence.
Generally, very laid back. Don't do drama. Although, I do enjoy a good debate on controversial matters.
Feel free to ask about anything you feel is missing.
Desires and Fantasies
I'll try pretty much anything once and probably twice just to make sure :-D
My partner and I teach shibari (See Kink Academy for our tutorials), which could be one way of rekindling the flame. I recall doing some workshops in Hong Kong where there was a couple in a similar lack lustre situation, on the verge of divorce. After the class, they told us that it had gone a Read more… massive way towards restoring their connection and intimacy
I should point out that shibari, done properly, is far more than just restraint/bondage. It's all about connection, be that sensual, dominant or SM. It's a whole language. As my Japanese teachers say: "The rope is a tool of communication" and "It's an extension of your hands" ;-) It is also a very interesting way to flip the dynamic if the typically more pro-active/dominant partner is tied.
Do you think shibari classes aimed specifically at restoring the spark would be popular?
If so, ask away as Nina Russ and I produce the shibari tutorials for the BDSM Training School https://bdsm-training-school.fetish.com/collections?q=shibari
Shibari is a lot more than pretty patterns and restraint; it can be a very powerful BDSM tool which is very connective ;-) Once you realise Read more… that it's based on combining simple ingredients, it is a lot easier to learn than you might imagine. So much is in how you do tie, rather than what ties you perform. We aim to refine your techniques, rather than merely teach a bunch of patterns to repeat parrot-fashion. It's a lot like sex, i.e. it's not the position, it's how you do it; incompetent fumbling isn't hot :-)
I also use Feeld but it's inundated with catfish. A reverse image search on Yandex* usually uncovers them. As my father used to say, if it looks too good to be true...
In your wrists, you have the median, radial and ulnar nerves. The radial is especially prone to ***. I would never suspend somebody from wrists alone due to the likelihood of such ***.
I don't recommend self-suspension if you are alone as I know one person whose g/f died like that and another Read more… friend who was luckily rescued...by her mother.
I have already created mine ;-) Japanese-styled bondage studio with tatami mats, plus a couple of suspension points in my living room.
My preference is at home since it's all set up for rope-centric play. If somebody is uncomfortable with that I will offer references and encourage them to set up a check-up call. If that's still a no-go, I will suggest a club or other public play space. Living in London means there are usually Read more… quite a few options, e.g. *** Garden, ***r rope groups etc.
For me, shibari is the best because it's so much more than just restraint. The rope can be used as an extension of your hands and as a language to communicate with your partner. If you think it's just pretty patterns, you are missing the 9/10ths below the waterline ;-)
PS Bondage, like penises, Read more… isn't just about the length, quality counts ;-)
What is bondage wrestling? Trying to tie a consensually non-compliant person/uber-brat?
PaganDawn, to be fair, a lot of women seem to post body parts in profiles. Admittedly, I don't think I ever received unsolicited pussy pics though. I agree, it takes more than random body parts, as it's all about the whole package.