Tying a Gote
Have you ever just slowed down and watched two people tying Gote? If you really look, you can see the whole relationship on display. Rope […]
Read moreAuthor: Natasha NawaTaNeko
Semenawa starts with an offering
If you have been to any of our workshops, you probably heard me saying that. It is somehow very important to me, to invite this moment of awareness […]
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Why suffering?
I was asked at our last Kinbaku Salon after the performance was over. It’s funny how you get the deepest questions at the moment when […]
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Movement in ropes
This topic came up during a discussion with a student. The original question sounded: “Why does she bend her back when there is no rope? […]
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Growing as a rope bottom
I often hear rope bottoms say, “I started as a rope bottom, but then I wanted to grow, so I started to tie.” While there’s […]
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“Where did you go?”
As I was preparing for my safety class in KOR Berlin, one perspective came up that I would like to share with you today. It’s about […]
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On becoming adult
No bottoming topics today… I’m feeling very reflective, melancholic, and raw, maybe because of my birthday, maybe because I just spent four days at the […]
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About Gote
A couple of weeks ago we had (very inspiring, and thought-stimulating <3) private students over and there was a whole day nerding about Gote. There […]
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On practice and patience
Here is the question I got from a friend who is also a rope bottom, and I think it is relatable to many of us: […]
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