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RARE PERFORMANCE BY TOP JAPANESE ROPE BONDAGE ARTIST AKIRA NAKA

The LA Rope Dojo is proud to announce
that Japanese rope master Akira Naka will be making his first visit to the
United States next month. Naka Sensei is considered one of the top living rope
bondage artists in Japan. LA Rope Dojo is hosting a very special, one night
only performance by Naka Sensei on June 13, 2014, at a private location in
Silverlake.



 



Master “K” and Zetsu, proprietors of the
LA Rope Dojo, have invited Naka Sensei to Los Angeles so that Angelenos can experience
the beauty of kinbaku (Japanese
erotic rope bondage) as done by a master in this field. Kinbaku
literally means 'the beauty of tight binding' in Japanese, and involves simple
yet visually intricate patterns created by the rope binding.

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The June 13 performance will feature
Akira Naka with his partner Iroha Shizuki, demonstrating his unique and
powerful style of kinbaku (also
referred to here as shibari.)
Following the show, Master “K” will interview Naka Sensei and Iroha-san to
discuss the performance as well as Naka Sensei’s history in the world of erotic
rope bondage. This rare evening with Naka Sensei and his fascinating style of kinbaku, will transform the way you see
Japanese rope bondage.

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Tickets for the performance are available
at http://nakashow.bpt.me.
Reservations required.



 



About
Akira Naka:



 



Akira Naka is the sole student of Nureki
Chimuo, who recently passed away at the age of 84 and was considered to be one
of the greatest of all Japanese rope artists. Naka Sensei studied with Nureki Sensei
for more than 20 years, learning his style. Known for his dramatic ties,
intense and powerful suspension work, and subtle mastery of power, control, and
technique, Naka Sensei’s technique can be traced to some of the oldest styles
of modern shibari.



 



About
the LA Rope Dojo:



 



Founded
in 2013, the LA Rope Dojo’s mission is to educate western audiences about the
history, practice, and art of Japanese rope bondage. Master “K” has studied the
art for more than 40 years and is both a student of Yukimura Haruki (under the
name Haru Tora) and the direct and named successor to Urato Hiroshi’s school of
kinbaku in Japan. Zetsu has been deshi
(protégé) to Master “K” since 2008 and is also a member of Yukumura Haruki’s
school of kinbaku (under the name
Haru Yutaka). Both hold teaching licenses (menkyo)
from Yukimura Sensei, permitting them to teach his school of kinbaku, two of only a handful of
westerners to be given that honor and the only licensed instructors in the US.



 

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