Odys
Odys, born 1981, is an American nawashi in the Naka-ryū.
Era: 2010s
NAWASHI · TEACHER
American kinbaku artist and educator based in Virginia / the DMV. His KinbakuOdyssey resume describes him as a traditional Japanese kinbaku / shibari rigger and educator, endorsed by Naka Akira to teach NakaStyle basics in the USA, taught by Naka from 2017 to the present, and a Nawa Naka Kai member from 2018. He founded KinbakuOdyssey Studio in Virginia in 2017 and later facilitated the DMV NakaStyle Study Group with Naka's permission. Rope Podcast EP93 frames his style as sensually erotic semenawa; Bound Lark's 2025 intensive bio independently describes him as creator of KinbakuOdyssey and a direct student of Naka Akira.
School: Naka-ryū
Places
Sources
- KinbakuOdyssey: About catalogue record
- KinbakuOdyssey: Odys rope activity resume catalogue record
- Rope Podcast EP93: Sensually Erotic Semenawa - An Interview with RiggerOdys catalogue record
- Bound Lark Rope Studio: The Prep Weekend Intensive with Odys and Paige catalogue record
- Bound Lark Rope Studio: What We Offer catalogue record
- Bound Lark Rope Studio: Calendar 2026 catalogue record
- KinbakuOdyssey: 2026 Bound Lark events catalogue record
Teachers / direct apprenticeship lineage: Naka Akira.
Associated venues, magazines, films and performances: KinbakuOdyssey, Bound Lark Rope Studio.