Avalon
Avalon is an Australian nawashi in the Osada / Western.
Era: 2010s
NAWASHI · TEACHER · PERFORMER
Australia-based shibari / kinbaku teacher, performer and organizer publicly credited as Avalon / 123avalon. Humanitix and podcast profiles describe him as one of Australia's Japanese-rope pioneers, teaching since 2010 as a Sydney Rope Dojo co-founder, moving to Melbourne in 2015, opening his own dojo, founding Peer Rope Melbourne in 2017 and Peer Rope Byron Bay in 2020. The same public bios say he regularly studies in Japan, has been a student of Osada Steve since 2008, and received tutelage from Yukimura Haruki and Nawashi Kanna. Plume Noire's 2026 profile frames Avalon as an international teacher and connection between European rope practitioners and Japanese masters, with a fluid, sensory newaza / floorwork-centered style. Public event traces include Bound by Avalon in Melbourne 2018 and Studio K Shanghai / TIE UP! guest-teacher context.
School: Osada / Western
Places
Official links
Sources
- Plume Noire Events: Avalon catalogue record
- Humanitix: Beginner Classes - Peer Rope Melbourne catalogue record
- The HummingBird Collective Podcast: Ep.14 Shibari with Avalon catalogue record
- Sydney Rope Dojo: Students catalogue record
- Studio Yukari: Rope Salon x Kinbaku Live by Laodai Davide x Ayame catalogue record
- Second Story Studios: Shibari - Bound By Avalon catalogue record
- Instagram: Regina Nera profile post for Kappashibari catalogue record
Influences (mutual or directional): Osada Steve, Yukimura Haruki, Akechi Kanna, Kappashibari.
Associated venues, magazines, films and performances: Sydney Rope Dojo, Peer Rope Melbourne, Studio K Shanghai.