In Memoriam - Osada Eikichi by Tatu The
world of Japanese Rope Artists is saddened with
the news of
the passing on September 12, 2001 of Osada Eikichi. Osada sensei was He started performing his SM/ Rope Bondage shows about 40 years ago, although his interests in SM began as a student at Hosei University some 60 years ago. He was greatly admired and respected in the scene. He was a printer by trade, and was the founder of the "Osada Seminar", a private membership SM organization in Japan. He was well known and recognized as an architect of the Japanese SM scene, and is regarded as the founder of the SM/ Rope Art show in Japan. Indeed he was recognized as the Grand Master of Rope Art in Japan. An article in the April 1999 issue of the Tokyo Journal, titled "The Flying Rope Man" he was described as "a man who lives by the rope and provides pleasure to women who love to be bound". It is because of this man that thousands of people around the world have an appreciation for the Art of Japanese Rope Bondage. The SM/Rope world owes much to his memory. He was active in his Rope Art performances until just a few months ago, giving his last performance was January 20, 2001. For the past 15 years he performed with his friend /submissive/ model Kazumi. Most recently in 1999-2001 they performed weekly at the "Bondage Bar" (now closed), then the world famous "Mistress Bar" and Studio 6. The relationship of a nawa sensei and his submissive model is different than we commonly think in the west. Osada sensei was a "nawashi" which means rope artist, not a slave Master as is common in western BDSM. Kazumi, his submissive was not that of a slave, but a submissive model.
Note: We were honored that Osada Sensei's submissive model, Kazumi, in the grief of her loss, was kind enough to read over this memoriam and tribute, affirming to us its accuracy before we published it .... Tatu To Tatu's Japanese Rope ARt Website
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one of the most famous
"nawa sensei's" in Japan. He was 76 years old, born
on March 15, 1925 in Tochigi Prefecture. 
