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Natasha NawaTaNeko

Natasha NawaTaNeko is a Russian model in the Naka-ryū.

Era: 2010s

MODEL · TEACHER

Russian-born, Berlin-based kinbaku model, rope-bottom educator, performer and writer behind Discover Kinbaku with Alexander MA. Discover Kinbaku describes Natasha as a truth seeker and embodiment enthusiast whose kinbaku practice seeks true emotions, authenticity and transformational potential. Dan Carabas' 2026 interview identifies her as author of Somatics for Rope Bottoms and frames her work around the inner experience of the person being tied. Discover Kinbaku and IKSK both place her in the Berlin teaching / performance context alongside Alexander. Prague Shibari Festival Spring 2026 lists Natasha NawaTaNeko and Alexander MA as presenters / performers.

School: Naka-ryū

Collaborators: Alexander MA.

Associated venues, magazines, films and performances: Discover Kinbaku, Prague Shibari Fest 2020s, Kinbaku Lounge Copenhagen, Kinbaku Society of Berlin.

Bakushi Map BETA

An interactive genealogy of bakushi and kinbaku — the Japanese rope traditions that grew from Edo-period hojōjutsu through twentieth-century SM magazines into today's global shibari scene.

People: 343
Entities: 269
Connections: 1546
Eras: 9

Each record is sourced from public material — Nawapedia, ShibariStudy, festival rosters, interviews, archived studio pages — and curated by a single researcher.

Beta — structure and interface are public; data is still being expanded and corrected.

How to read it

Vertical position is time: the 1800s at the top, the 2020s at the bottom. Cards are coloured by school or lineage; lines between them carry the relationship type:

deshi — direct apprenticeship
influence — peer study, mentorship
thinner colours — venue, magazine, production
card colour = school / lineage

Click a card to open its bio, antecedents and descendants. Filters in the top bar narrow by era, entity type, or relationship.

Caveats

Inclusion is selective: a person or studio appears only when there's enough public evidence to anchor them meaningfully. Missing birth years are deliberate — many practitioners don't publicise them. Errors and gaps will exist; corrections welcome at pussynawa@proton.me.

Methodology Sources

Thanks to RopeMarks, Asiana, RomKnots, Nick Freerider, Aleksei Kalatsky, Federico Kirigami, bluefeathers

Bakushi Map by Vsevolod Moreuton · · facts CC0 · text CC BY-SA · pussynawa@proton.me