Graydancer's Ropecast

After some clarification on the Japanese terms used in last week's Ropecast on the EEG of Ichinawa, Gray dives into an interview with the organizers of Pittsburgh's ROPENSPACE. The next one is October 12, 2013 - sign up now! 

Russ and Kashmira have been together for over 9 years. Together they run the Pittsburgh chapter of Rope Bite and facilitate the Pittsburgh RopenSpace. Russ is a top, sadist, fetish photographer and never takes himself too seriously. His redheaded partner in crime, Kashmira, is a self-affirmed rope slut and never takes Russ too seriously either. They have presented at Shibaricon, Winter Wickedness, OhioSMART, Black Rose, several GRUEs and various regional events.

This podcast was produced with the help and sponsorship of the Devils Mask Society and listeners like you. 

At the GRUE Pitt 3 there was a psychophysiology researcher with electroencephalography equipment who measured several subjects doing various kinky activities. Gray talks with the Neuromancer as well as his subjects, Imperious Lyran and the_dragon_girl about their experience doing an EEG of the "ichinawa" ("one-rope") technique, and what their experience and the data showed. Short version: rope energy is very real, and us tops? We've been doing it wrong.

This podcast is sponsored by the Devils Mask Society and donations from listeners like you. Thanks for your support!

During the month of April, Graydancer wrote almost every day with a letter of the alphabet as the theme as part of the A to Z Blog Challenge. Poetic decided it would be a good idea to read each entry. The result is this epic podcast (One Hour Thirty-Six Minutes!) of sexy brains and mellifluous voices coming together.

Well, not always. But occasionally. If you'd like the pics that go with each entry, visit the April 2013 archive at Graydancer.com and check 'em out. Poetic also has an awesome blog which is well worth reading.

As usual, thanks go to the Devils Mask Society for sponsoring this podcast, as well as to individual donations from listeners like you!

Thanks to the Kink Academy, this podcast begins with a conversation between Graydancer and the Control Enthusiast himself, JP Robichaud. They talk about the idea of process vs. product as it applies to rope bondage, and how pictures may be the ruin of a good rigger. 

After taking care of some schedule updates (and reminding you of the discount code ROPECAST for Debauchery NC) Gray goes into listener mail and answers a question about how to work within a more limited range of motion when tying up a bottom. The link to the full show notes is here, but the quick link to the archived show on bondage and fibromyalgia is here.

This ropecast starts with an on-the-spot interview with Min, President of the Leather Rose Association in Chicago. He came to Madison to talk about leather, so of course Gray asks him about rope!

Then, after a few announcements, Gray fulfills a listener's request that he respond to The Love Bite podcast about competitive BDSM. Is it a problem in the rope world? Does a bear wear a funny hat?

If you haven't listed to the Love Bite podcast (RIP), you can find it here. 

Remember you can also get a $20 discount on your Debauchery NC registration by using the code "ropecast" at registration!

Part 3 of the Devils Mask Society discusses different learning styles for rope & rope groups, as well as the contents of the DMS Rope Bag!

This podcast is made possible through a generous donation from the Devils Mask Society, an LA resource for people serious about kinbaku. If you'd like to help support the Ropecast, please make a donation!

Gray continues his interview with this kinbaku-focused group in LA. They describe why they felt the need to create the group, what they hope to offer the rope community, and the nuts and bolts of how their meetings work. All mixed in with lots of sexy Star Wars innuendo, hot masochism and not-so-chism, and proof that Charlie Frown needs to work on his counting skills.

"...a small group of people in Los Angeles California that have been working on the study of Japanese Shibari\Kinbaku for fun. We work from the translation of Japanese material of the subjects and try our best to learn what we can." That's how they describe themselves, but as you'll hear from the interview they are much more - they are an example of just how fun a group of rope geeks can be!

Enjoy the laughter and ropetalk as Gray spends an evening with the Devil's Mask Society.

"Devil's Mask" image used courtesy of TikMak via Flickr CC Pool

Full disclosure: In the time since this interview, The DMS has become an official sponsor of the Ropecast. However, this is unrelated to the decision to interview the group. Gray would never be that mercenary.

Well, maybe. Make me an offer...

Graydancer continues the interview with professional rigger and bondage instructor Nikki Nefarious. They discuss her controversial "bondage certification program" in detail.

Gray trekked to Los Angeles and interviewed Nikki Nefarious, professional rigger and creator of a "Bondage Certification Program."