Avalon

Avalon is a 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 bridge 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

Influences (mutual or directional): Osada Steve, Haruki Yukimura, Akechi Kanna.

Associated venues, magazines, films and performances: Sydney Rope Dojo, Peer Rope Melbourne, Studio K Shanghai.