A nawashi is a person with a recognized proficiency in the historic erotic art of
Japanese bondage
means "tight binding", while literally means "the beauty of tight binding". is a Japanese style of bondage or BDSM which involves tying a person up using simple yet visually intricate patterns, usually with several pieces of thin rope (ofte ...
. The word ''nawashi'' is used in
SM circles to mean "rope artist".
[Master K, "Shibari, The art of Japanese Bondage". ]
Other terms used in Japan for rope artists within SM culture are kinbakushi and bakushi, with "bakushi" being more typical.
In early 2007 a documentary movie entitled ''Bakushi'' produced by Naoya Narita and directed by
Ryūichi Hiroki
is a Japanese film director. He won critical acclaim for '' 800 Two Lap Runners''. Film critic and researcher Alexander Jacoby has described Hiroki as "one of the modern Japanese cinema's most intelligent students of character".
Biography ''Pink ...
was released. In it, Hiroki interviews three Japanese ropemasters (bakushi), Chimuo Nureki, Haruki Yukimura, and
Go Arisue
is one of the world's top kinbakushi (Japanese bondage artists).
Born in 1954 he became interested in rope bondage at an early age inspired by paintings of the legendary bondage artist Seiu Ito and the works of Akira Minomura.
His career bega ...
, along with three of their models, Hiromi Saotome, Sumire, and Taeko Uzuki.
Two famous nawashi are the late Osada Eikichi (2001) and Akechi Denki (2005). Other notable Japanese bakushi are Naka Akira, Haruki Yukimura, Hajime Kinoko,
Randa Mai
is a Japanese nawashi and adult video (AV) director.
Life and career
Randa Mai was born on 25 March 1959 and has been working as a professional nawashi for many years. With his alias translated roughly as "wild dancer", he is known for AVs wit ...
,
Go Arisue
is one of the world's top kinbakushi (Japanese bondage artists).
Born in 1954 he became interested in rope bondage at an early age inspired by paintings of the legendary bondage artist Seiu Ito and the works of Akira Minomura.
His career bega ...
, Chimuo Nureki and Chiba Eizoh. One notable female bakushi is Benio Takara.
The art of kinbaku has become more well known in the West since the mid-1990s, with a number of notable non-Japanese practitioners shaping their rope art in Japanese inspired forms.
Glossary
* : (noun) bondage
* : (verb) to tie or bind
* : (noun) rope tying
* : (noun) literally,"a maker of rope", but in SM circles in means "rope artist"
* : (noun) tight binding (bondage) master
* : (noun) abbreviated form of kinbakushi
See also
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Bondage rigger
A bondage rigger is a person who practices the art of bondage, using any of a variety of materials such as rope, leather straps, or metal restraints.
Bondage riggers may participate in bondage for many reasons. These may include: as a form o ...
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Further reading
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External links
Glossary: Terms Related to Japanese Shibari / Kinbaku / Bondage—See "Nawashi"
Japanese sex terms
Ropework
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