I love empowering people through rope. For me, tying is a special form of communication — with myself and with my rope partner. What I value most about it is finding stillness, switching my head off, and tuning into myself, but also the sensuality in pain and the pleasure of being at someone's mercy.

I don't really practice "traditional" Japanese bondage, even though I've absorbed a lot from it. My style is more playful and exploratory: from Shibari/Kinbaku, I take what makes sense to me — especially when it comes to safety — and keep developing it further together with my rope partner.

Shibari/Kinbaku doesn't have its roots in ancient samurai martial arts, as is so often claimed, but actually comes from the red-light district scene after the end of the Edo period and from Kabuki theater, which loved to play with spicy themes too. So it's no surprise that many performances and depictions carry not just intense sensuality but also a strong dose of sexuality. There's often a very heavy heteronormative and patriarchal vibe running through it. You can see that alone in how many male riggers simply assume, as a matter of course, that rope bottoms are naturally supposed to be female (and naked while being tied, too). Until just a few years ago, being a male rope bottom made you a rare sight at rope jams — and female riggers weren't seldom given fatherly advice on how to "really" tie rope. You can tie that way, but you don't have to.

I continuously question my own socially shaped, privileged, male gaze and try to avoid stereotypical or overused imagery.

Any body can be tied and safely suspended. I'm open to tying with people I can build a real connection and clear consent with — regardless of gender, age, background, social status, or body shape.

Workshops for Contemporary Rope Bondage

My style is strongly shaped by my many years of working with solo suspension bondage. Most of my technical influences and inspirations come primarily from queer, gay, and female riggers. To this day, that shapes both my aesthetic approach and how I handle dynamics and connection in rope.

My own experience with solo bondage and as a rope bottom is a defining influence on how I tie. It's what keeps me firmly bottom-centered in my approach, and gives me a strong sense of how things actually feel on the receiving end.