Graydancer's Ropecast

Gray celebrates nine years of kinky rope podcasting with his biggest interview ever: Hajime Kinoko! This rope artist is one of the rising stars of Japanese rope bondage and is both carrying on the tradition of kinbaku as well as blazing his own path with an avant-garde style that leaves people breathless - and we're not just talking about the models! Gray talks with him about photographers, connection, and even delves into the true meaning of ichi-nawa.

This podcast is made possible through the support of the Devils Mask Society of LA.

Part 2 of the interview with Lee Harrington, where he and Gray talk more about the Rope Life. You can find part one here, and help make More Shibari You Can Use a reality by contributing to the IndieGoGo page here!

image: Lee Harrington showing the Ropecast what Twue Wope Submission must certainly look like...

Fresh from a GRUE in Los Angeles, Gray does a quick interview with Charlie Frown, organizer of the "Scavenger Rope Bomb" which was so much fun after the GRUE. 

The Ropecast then takes you north to Alaska, for part one of an extended interview with Lee Harrington, author of many books including the eagerly anticipated "More Shibari You Can Use." He talks about learning, teaching, writing, publishing and, of course, ROPE!

Osaka rope artists Saki Kamijoo and Aya Yuuki join the Ropecast to talk about life as Rock & Roll Riggers in Japan. Saki (who has been called the "Fastest Hands in the East" by Graydancer) and Aya talk about teaching, learning, playing, boots, gas masks, pain, pleasure, performance and, of course, lots of ROPE!

This podcast is sponsored by the Devils Mask Society and listeners like YOU.

Thanks to the continued support of the Devil's Mask Society, Graydancer is joined on the Ropecast by Kazami Ranki, a Japanese bondage performer and teacher based in Osaka. With the translation help of Kikoropes and support from Demonsix, they talk about the worldwide rope scene, connection, competition, and just how tough bottoms can be.

This podcast is sponsored by the Devils Mask Society and listeners like YOU.

Master K, the author of "The Beauty of Kinbaku", shares the news of the release of the Japanese edition of his book. Of course, he and Gray also get off track and talk about performance, rope teaching, cumulative injuries on bottoms, and much more. 

My passion is using ropes as an art medium
and painting the human body like a canvas
using Japanese delicate style of rope bondage.
- Kasumi

With the translation help of Kikorope (who you met in the last Ropecast) and technical support from the Devil's Mask Society, we have an interview with a fantastic rope artist from Japan: Hourai Kasumi.

Based in Nagoya, Japan, Kasumi started as a model for Akechi Denki and later studied with Hajime Kinoko before developing her own style, which has been called "as beautiful as it is precise." Since that time she has created her own body of work photographically, on DVD, and performing internationally (most recently in Sydney, Australia). Her website is a treasure trove of rope bondage, and you can meet her in person if you travel to L.A. for the upcoming Los Angeles GRUE or to her upcoming workshops in Kansas City. 

In this exclusive interview, you can hear her talk about her philosophy of rigging, her methods of improving connection, and even the true meaning of "nawashi"! 

Please note this podcast has been edited for English-speaking listeners.

Graydancer covers some business (such as the upcoming GRUEs in San Fran, Washington DC, Los Angeles, and South Carolina) as well as giving kudoes to his fellow performers at Morpheous' Bondage Extravaganza. Then it's full steam ahead into a ropetastic interview with Demonsix (of the Devil's Mask Society*) and KikoRope, a Japanese rope enthusiast who has performed as a model and rigger. She shares her insider perspective on Japanese rope bondage as well as some stories of how the "Old Guard" of rope did things back in the day!

*proud sponsor of the Ropecast, along with the Kink Academy.

Image: Kikorope had some fun suspending a gentleman. Used by permission.

Graydancer shares some listener mail and corrections before we finish off the GRUE Pitt Fishbowl Discussion with: Tops answering the questions bottoms and switches wanted to ask!

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Gray shares some of his experiences traveling for the past month, beginning with an interview with Jodi Bingham of the National Leather Association-Utah chapter as well as head of the Wasatch Academy for the Refinement of Ladies & Gentlemen of Leather. 

note: In the podcast, Gray mistakenly refers to Jodi as the head of the NLA-Utah chapter. That honor goes to Syr Big Dog. We apologize for the oversight.

Then it's back to the GRUE Pitt 3 Fishbowl, where bottoms answer penetrating questions like "Why do you always throw each other under the bus?"

This podcast is sponsored by the Devils Mask Society and listeners like YOU.