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Tatu is on a short list of respected Japanese Rope Artists in the world today. He is a practitioner of Nawa Shibari or Kinbaku. He is a dominant, mentor, teacher and writer living in the United States. Tatu teaches shibari aka Japanese Bondage around the US at various national and regional BDSM events. He has presented at national and regional forums such as Black Rose, LIL-Living In Leather, Shibaricon, Beat Me in St. Louis, Kinky Kollege, Sinsations In Leather, SELF, Orlando Bash, and numerous local and regional events. He was a presenter for the inagural Shibaricon I held in May 2004 in Chicago, with his signature presentation he calls "The Way of Rope" or "Nawa-do" in Japanese. He was the keynote speaker for Shibaricon II held in May 2005, demonstrating not only the Art of Shibari, but also the Japanese Tea Ceremony. He will again be a presenter for Shibaricon III in 2006. His other interests include Tattoos, all things Japanese - Taiko Drumming, sushi, gardening, and Aikido. Image File history File links Julia Volkova (left) and Lena Katina (right) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Shibari (縛り, literally meaning bondage) is a Japanese style of sexual bondage or BDSM. Shibari involves tying up the bottom (or uke) in intricate patterns, usually with several pieces of thin rope. ... Shibari (縛り, literally meaning bondage) is a Japanese style of sexual bondage or BDSM. Shibari involves tying up the bottom (or uke) in intricate patterns, usually with several pieces of thin rope. ... Shibari (縛り, literally meaning bondage) is a Japanese style of sexual bondage or BDSM. Shibari involves tying up the bottom (or uke) in intricate patterns, usually with several pieces of thin rope. ... Bondage model Izumi Maki in a Japanese bondage video Shibari (縛り, literally meaning bondage) is a Japanese style of sexual bondage or BDSM. Shibari involves tying up the bottom (or uke) in intricate patterns, usually with several pieces of thin rope. ... A collar is a common symbol of BDSM. BDSM is a term which describes a number of related patterns of human sexual behavior. ... Black Rose is a contemporary BDSM organization based in Washington, DC. It is a social group that hosts, among other things, educational classes revolving around BDSM activities, issues, and safety. ... Shibaricon bills itself as the Premier annual educational rope bondage conference. The name comes from shibari, a term for Japanese bondage and con, the suffix commonly used to denote a conference or convention. ... Self might refer to various different things: Look up self on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... An annual BDSM eduational event that takes place in Florida annually which is attended by hundreds of alternative lifestyles participants. ... A woman wearing a kimono performs a tea ceremony outdoors, while seated in seiza position on tatami. ... Taiko drummers in Aichi, Japan The word taiko (太鼓) means simply great drum in Japanese. ... Aikido (合気道 Aikidō, also 合氣道 in an older style of kanji), literally meaning joining energy way, is a gendai budo — a modern Japanese martial art. ...

Tatu developed a particular style of Japanese rope which he named Nawaikido, which means "The Way of Harmony and Love with Rope". It is formed with a combination of Japanese words: nawa – rope, ai – love, ki – harmony, do – the way.

Tatu's website is probably the most comprehensive free site teaching the Art of Japanese Rope Bondage, where you will find many "how to tie", tutorials with step by step photos instructions. A model in bondage cuffs with a leg spreader In the context of BDSM, bondage involves people being tied up or otherwise restrained for pleasure. ...

He is a leader in the Florida BDSM Community. He is one of the founding board members (1996) of S.P.I.C.E. a BDSM / Fetish not for profit educational and support group. He served as the group's president for 2005. He is the founder (2000) of Shibari South Florida, a local group he leads in the studies of Japanese Rope. Tatu also founded the Palm Beach Munch in 2000. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Shibari South Florda Shibari South Florida was founded in 2000 by Rope Master Tatu. ...

Etymology of the name Tatu: Tatu first took the name "Tatu" in 1989 specifically for his love for Japanese Irezumi (Tattooing) and all things Japanese. The word Tatu comes from when European sailors explored Tahiti and came across the practice of natives embedding ink into the skin via a sharp pointed tool by tapping the ink with a small hammer-like instrument. When this was done it made the sound "Ta - Tu, Ta -Tu". When the explorers returned to Europe then told of this new body art called "Tatu"-ing. The word was refined in English as Tattoo. Additionally, the word Tatsu-jin means Rope Master teacher. A tattoo is a design or marking made by the insertion of a pigment into punctures or cuts in the skin. ...

External links

• Japanese Rope ARt by Tatu
• Tatu's Rope ARt Yahoo group - The largest rope education on the internet
• D/s ARts Foundation Website - General BDSM Education
• Shibari South Florida