Michael RopeKnight

Michael RopeKnight is a German nawashi in the Yukimura-ryū.

Era: 2010s

NAWASHI · TEACHER

German nawashi, teacher and owner of Fourelements Kinbaku Lounge in the Cologne/Bonn region. His official Fourelements profile says he practiced bondage for three decades before focusing on shibari / kinbaku, made several Japan trips, became an official student of Osada Steve, and was introduced by Osada to Yukimura Haruki because of his communication-oriented approach. He studied extensively with both teachers, received a Yukimura-ryu instructor license in 2015 and an Osada Steve instructor appointment in 2017. Fourelements was founded in 2014 as an Osada-ryu / Yukimura-ryu dojo and Kinbaku Lounge. His teaching emphasizes communication, emotional dialogue, intention, empathy and Ki; a 2024 Tying With Friends bio says he retired as an official Osada-ryu instructor that year because physical limitations no longer allowed him to teach high-level suspensions, and now focuses on Ropeknight's Yukimura-ryu. Teacher / influence context for Etheros (Belgium), and presenter at EURIX XI 2017 and Prague Shibari Festival 2019.

School: Yukimura-ryū

Teachers / direct apprenticeship lineage: Yukimura Haruki, Osada Steve.

Influences (mutual or directional): Etheros, RopEmotion, WolfRope, Stuart.

Associated venues, magazines, films and performances: Fourelements Kinbaku Lounge, EURIX 2010s, Prague Shibari Fest 2010s, Querverbindungen.