Ep86: Rope and Sex - An interview with Marc, author of ‘The Japanese Rope Kama Sutra’

Marc (akuaku) has been living in Japan for sixteen years. In 2006,
he ventured into the underground world and encountered traditional
Japanese bondage, and from 2010, he began studying under Hajime
Kinoko, one of the the most prolific Japanese rope artists. Marc
graduated to become a rope instructor in 2012 and has been
practicing, teaching, performing, and helping Kinoko in various
projects ever since. Fox and Mya met Marc last year when he and
some other Japanese rope visitors came to our Thai BDSM community.
When, at the end of 2020, he launched a kickstarter along with two
friends for ‘The Japanese Rope Kama Sutra’ we were excited - and
impressed when it was funded at three times its goal. We thought
he’d be a great person to talk to about how rope and sex interact,
and to hear more about his book. Our discussion covers: How Marc
went from visiting Kinoko’s bar, to being an instructor with him
Insights into the Japanese rope scene Cultural and practical
differences between rope in Japan and rope in other places How
communication can differ in English versus Japanese and the
implications for rope Some of the many ways Marc feels rope can
enhance sex How the book came about, and background to the design
and content choices Marc’s view of the three elements that rope
can be How they came up with the lovely names (and the surprising
link to Sumo!) How to use the book Marc’s favourite position
from the book PS from Mya - this is a TWO FRENCH ACCENT episode, so
given all the feedback we get about how much people love Fox’s
accent, get ready for some aural pleasure