Osada Eikichi — March 15, 1925 to September 12, 2001 —— Photo by Dr D Vice, 2000, taken at Studio SIX
September 12, 2015 marks the 14th death anniversary of shibari grandmaster Osada Eikichi, godfather of modern kinbaku performances.
Osada Eikichi is the co-founder of Studio SIX aka Osada-ryu HQ Dojo where he performed from April, 2000 and which will feature the 521st Kinbaku Live on September 12.
第521回 撮影会 & 緊縛ラィブ / Kinbaku Live
In commemoration of Osada Eikichi sensei there will also be a video showing of one of his kinbaku stage shows from back in 1982.
In addition to that, Osada Steve will be giving a rare talk on his life with his sensei. (If you wish to learn more about Osada Eikichi sensei you are encouraged to search the archives of this site.)
