Etheros

Etheros is a Belgian nawashi in the Yagami-ryū.

Era: 2020s

NAWASHI · TEACHER

Belgian nawashi and founder of Studio TIEY in Antwerp. Formerly a corporate trainer and NLP practitioner; left that career in 2021 to work full-time in shibari. Integrates budo, yoga, and Zen philosophy into his practice. Began tying in 2013 under Georg Barkas; studied with Docvale (Naka-ryu) and Michael RopeKnight (Yukimura-ryu). Became a private student of Ren Yagami in 2019 and a certified Yagami-ryu instructor in 2020.

School: Yagami-ryū

Teachers / direct apprenticeship lineage: Ren Yagami.

Influences (mutual or directional): Michael RopeKnight, Docvale, Barkas.

Associated venues, magazines, films and performances: Studio TIEY.