Stuart (A veces)

Stuart, listed by the Ecole des Cordes as “Stuart – A veces”, is a Barcelona-based rope teacher and performer who teaches aibunawa, a style developed by Yukimura Haruki. The Ecole des Cordes says Stuart is based in Barcelona and practices and teaches aibunawa.

Lineage and approach

Knot Here says Stuart began exploring kinbaku in 2014 and encountered aibunawa and Naka-style semenawa in 2018. Knot Here says Stuart calls the combined approach “ryote”, or “both hands”, bringing together aibunawa and semenawa. LIMINAL says Stuart studied with instructors from Europe and Japan and later focused on semenawa and aibunawa, including study with six of Yukimura’s students. It gives the Japanese for aibunawa as 愛撫縄. See also Yukimura-ryu and Naka-ryu.

Teaching and performance

Knot Here describes Stuart’s teaching as floor-based, with an emphasis on intention and attention. A Barcelona workshop, Fundamentos de Aibunawa, was listed for 13 and 14 December at La Gàbia, taught in Spanish as far as possible. Knot Here listed a performance and rope jam with Stuart and PuurKris on 27 September 2025 and an introductory workshop on 27 and 28 September. LIMINAL listed Stuart and Ineya for a foundations weekend in Amsterdam on 29 and 30 August 2026. The Ecole des Cordes announced a two-day workshop for March 2027, with a Saturday evening aibunawa demonstration alongside a semenawa demonstration by Dirty Von P.