Ropeknight
Rope teacher who became Osada Steve's official student in 2012, studied with Yukimura Haruki and combines the Osada and Yukimura styles in workshops across Europe.
Ropeknight, billed as Michael Ropeknight, is a rope teacher and event organizer who owns the Fourelements Kinbaku Lounge. Event pages from Vienna and London present Ropeknight as a student of both Osada Steve and Yukimura Haruki.
Lineage
According to Studio Yukari, Ropeknight began tying as a teenager, encountered several shibari styles in Japan and became Osada Steve’s official student in 2012. Osada Steve introduced Ropeknight to Yukimura Haruki, and Querverbindungen’s workshop page says both masters were studied with over several years. The Vienna and London listings describe Ropeknight as a licensed Osada Ryu instructor whose teaching combines Yukimura-ryu and Osada-ryu, with attention to intention, empathy and Ki.
Teaching
Querverbindungen in Vienna hosted “Yukimura I”, a two-day couples workshop on 29 and 30 June 2024, covering the philosophy of Yukimura’s style, semenawa and aibunawa, basic techniques and, on the second day, more complex ties with emphasis on creating emotion through execution. Studio TIEY’s Yukimura Circle page refers to Yukimura-ryu workshops with Michael RopeKnight and to a members’ circle for those who attended them. The Fourelements Kinbaku Lounge, per the Studio Yukari page, has organized events for beginner to advanced levels since 2014, and Ropeknight travels to teach workshops and private lessons.
Performance
Studio Yukari in London billed Ropeknight to perform in its Rope Salon x Kinbaku Live evening on 15 November 2024, alongside Anna Noctuelle.