Hebari
Hebari, (male, 1975-)
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Activities
Rope bondage artist, performer, teacher and advocate of alternative sexualities and lifestyles.
Alternate Name(s)
Hebari (Japanese), David Taylor, Haru Isamu (Yukimura Ryu Student name).
Biography
Nov 1 1975: born in Australia.
1991: Began practicing rope bondage.
2008: Begin to practising Japanese-style rope bondage.
2010: Attended three day class with Go Arisue.
2010: Established Naturally Twisted Co.
2010: First public rope performance at Sydney Hellfire Sydney.
2011: Attended Classes with Hajime Kinoko.
2011: Started the Sydney Rope Dojo to teach Shibari in Sydney.
Oct 2011: Interviewed and appeared in Skin Two issue 62.
Oct 5-12 2012: Performed at a celebration of London bondage beauty at Resistance Gallery.
Sept 28 2012: "Petit in Toubaku", KunKun, Tokyo. Cast: Hebari, Avalon, Nuit De Tokyo, Umitsuki Kurage, Bingo Shigonawa, Shigure,Kinoko Hajime.
Oct 2012: Moved Sydney Rope Dojo to Leichhardt venue.
Feb 2013: Interviewed for Sang Bleu magazine.
Oct 5-7 2013: Japanese Rope Bondage Festival, Australia. Cast: Aleni DV8, Avalon, Hebari, Kasumi Hourai, Ranki Kazami, Miss Gen, Mistress Silk, Nuit de Tokyo, Bingo Shigonawa, _S _, -Succubus-, Tatu, Vam, Yoi Yoshida, -Zero.
Mar 13 2014: Certified as Yukimura Ryu teacher No. 7 with the student name Haru Isamu.
Mar 15-18 2014: Hosted Haruki Yukimura workshop at Sydney Rope Dojo.
May 2014: Interviewed for Something You Said.
2014 October 7 days, Sydney Rope Festival including Avalon, Hebari, Hajime Kinoko, Kazami Ranki, Miss Gen, Kat Johnston, Succubus, Evil THL, Vam 2014 August, Hosted and studied with Nawashi Kanna 2015 August, Teaching and Performing at Shibaricon USA 2015 October 26 Moved Sydney Rope Dojo to the third venue in Erskineville Sydney 2016 March, Performing at The Sydney Tattoo and Body Art Expo 2016 May, Teaching at Bondage Expo Dallas 2016 May, Teaching and Performing at Sexpo Sydney and MBE Sydney
Oct 5-7 2013: Japanese Rope Bondage Festival, Australia. Cast: Aleni DV8, Avalon, Hebari, Kasumi Hourai, Ranki Kazami, Miss Gen, Mistress Silk, Nuit de Tokyo, Bingo Shigonawa, _S _, -Succubus-, Tatu, Vam, Yoi Yoshida, -Zero.
Interesting point(s)
Hebari is an Australian based rope bondage artist working primarily in a Japanese style as a performer and educator. Started doing private rope bondage in 1991. 2008 began tying in a Japanese style based on images from books and the internet. 2010 met Go Arisue in Sydney to learn from a Japanese Bakushi.
