JD-66

JD-66 is a Canadian teacher in the Kazami-ryū.

Era: 2010s

TEACHER · ORGANIZER

Toronto-based Kazami-Ryu teacher and operator of Toronto Kinbaku Salon. The salon's official instructor page says JD-66 started tying in 2008, was already an experienced rigger when Osaka Dan brought Kazami Ranki to Toronto in 2013, was appointed Deshi to Kazami in 2017 and Shihan / Master Instructor in 2018, and now heads Kazami-style shibari development in North America. The same page says he owns and runs Toronto Kinbaku Salon, a structured Kazami-style school with classes five days per week.

School: Kazami-ryū

Teachers / direct apprenticeship lineage: Ranki Kazami.

Associated venues, magazines, films and performances: Toronto Kinbaku Salon.