Here´s an excerpt from BNN's "Spuiten en Slikken", episode 6 of the year 2011. There's a wiki on "Spuiten en Slikken" that clearly explains what the programs is all about "http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spuiten_en_Slikken".

This excerpt shows you RopeMarks and Dutch-Dame talk and perform bondage on Dutch national TV.

For an, almost, compete list of RopeMarks on television visit this link "RopeMarks on television"

(this workshop will be in Dutch only)

We gaan weer een workshop geven; het gaat om een zogenaamde level 1 workshop waar we je de basis technieken van Japanse bondage (ook bekend als shibari of kinbaku) leren.

Datum : zaterdag 31 maart 2012
Tijd : 18:00 - 22:00 uur
Plaats : Amsterdam centrum
Prijs : EUR 110,- per stel

Het is de bedoeling dat je actief meedoet daarom is de workshop ook alleen voor (gelegenheids)stellen. Bob doet iets voor op zijn model en de rest doet het na op zijn/haar partner. Bob loopt dan rond om tips en adviezen te geven en vragen te beantwoorden. Verder vertellen we ook over de geschiedenis van Japanse bondage.

Het bedrag voor deze workshop is inclusief de vier uur durende workshop, gratis toegang voor een maand tot onze online workshop RopeMarks Artistic Rope Exchange (R.A.R.E.), certificaat van deelname en hapjes en drankjes.

Geef je op door ons zo spoedig mogelijk een mail te sturen, dan sturen wij je de verdere details. Vol is vol!

Stuur een mail naar workshop@ropemarks.com of
registreer jezelf hier http://www.ropemarks.com/workshops/public/register/

De personen die gebonden worden hoeven niet bloot (mag wel), de bondages kunnen ook gewoon over kleren heen om te oefenen. Zorg wel dat je dan wat makkelijks aan hebt, jurkje of broek, beetje strak truitje of t-shirt. Ondergoed mag natuurlijk ook. Er is geen dresscode, de meeste mensen komen in hun "gewone" kleren. Het is puur leren bonderen, dus geen spel spelen en geen seks. Het is gewoon een gezellige middag waar we bezig zijn met touw, ieder op zijn eigen partner.

Tot snel.
Bob

Don't know if it's the time of the year, my own happy life that I spend together with the amazing Dutch-Dame or anything else but I am enjoying the things I do a lot. Even so with the last Clinic party.

RopeMarks got booked for two shows for the Clinic party, a side act and one kick-ass main stage act. Besides RopeMarks another professional rope artist was booked, nawashi Murakawa.

For me this was a very pleasant surprise since he got booked very last minute. The very first time I ever met Murakawa must have been 12, 13 years ago, a time where I had a big interest in (Japanese) bondage was quite active but was nowhere compared to where I am today.

So, it was real pleasure to make reacquaintance with  him and to see him perform live. To me his show was a breath of fresh air. Lately all you see are copycats, I have literally not seen anything original being done in the West.  In my personal opinion the East is slacking at the moment as well, but that's an entir other blog worth :). 

Nawashi Murakawa used all the traditional aspects, ranging from clothing to attributes and (very good to see) attitude. His movements are determined, his bondage his own but still very much kinbaku, his speed makes it interesting to look at and (that's unique) he was able to surprise me a number of times during his show.

After his show I got to perform my own feeble attempts at proper kinbaku with the love of my live, the amazing Dutch-Dame. "Two shots of our shows are show here.

The links

• RopeMarks
• Dutch-Dame
• Nawashi Murakawa
• Clinic Party

And on the 8th day, God sobered up... party hard!

The November 2011 edition of Wasteland (the wildest party on Earth) was a big one for RopeMarks. Since this edition was in Asian style it kinda makes sense RopeMarks had a big part in it.

One of the goodies during the entire evening was a 19m long video wall created by RunPaintRun. His video wall was completely based on the Tokyo "red light" district including 4 rooms with Japanese (style) action that the visitors could voyeur inside. Two of these rooms where occupied by RopeMarks and Dutch-Dame.

In the first room RopeMarks tied Dutch-Dame into a yoko zuri after which he harassed and embarrassed her with a video 8 camera in Kill Bill's Crazy 88 style. In the second room Dutch-Dame got to endure a hashira ushirodaki shibari by the hands of RopeMarks and was reduced to suffer as a room ornament. Below is a phone-video quality preview of the wall.

(the complete video and wall will be posted on the RopeMarks site when I have it)

RopeMarks has been supporting Demask ever since the take-over by the new owners. During this Wasteland Demask performed a perfect new show and I was there backstage to help out. This show definitely (re)established the Demask name as the worlds number one (extreme) rubber/latex manufacturer. My own girl Dutch-Dame performed a very big part in this show. Ancilla Tilia was the perfect curvy choice to wear Demask's final outfit of the show.

RopeMarks had another spotlight during this Wasteland edition. Together with the amazing Dutch-Dame they presented their new show. In front of 1000nds of partying people the "Bending over Backwards" (aka aomuke gyaku-ebi zuri shibari) show got to see the light of day on Wastlands main-stage! *proud*

As usual Wasteland is a list of who's who, too name two that made me very happy to see again; Amrita (now Mrs Amrita) and Esinem who's light only got stolen by the lovely model he brought by his side :)

The Links:

• RopeMarks
• Wasteland
• Demask
• Dutch Dame
• RunPaintRun