Kinbaku Studio Vienna

Kinbaku Studio Vienna, also called the Hasenstall, was founded in 2011 by Vinciens, a licensed instructor of Osada-ryū, together with his partner Kenyade. Belial_X teaches with him, and a team of volunteers and long-term students helps run the studio. Depending on the teacher, classes draw on Osada-ryū or on Barkas Kinbaku. The studio says it is not dogmatic about style and welcomes students regardless of which style or teachers they learned from before. Its welcome text says people of every gender identity, age, orientation, body type, origin or religion are welcome, and that respect and consent are non-negotiable house rules.

On his own page Vinciens explains why he chose Osada-ryū. The system was developed by the Japan-based bakushi Osada Steve and builds on the work of Osada Eikichi, Akechi Denki and Yukimura Haruki. It breaks seemingly complex ties into small, repeatable building blocks and offers graded certifications. In his description it covers both semenawa, with its focus on precise execution, and shuchi-nawa, which centers on the partner’s emotional response. His group courses take at most six pairs.

The workshop path starts with Module 1, “First Contact”: a four-hour partner course with no prerequisites. It introduces the history of shibari, wrist ties, single-rope techniques and the Yukimura-style futomomo, and stresses clean, safe tying and care for the partner. Loaner rope is provided, and one person ties while the other is tied for the whole session. Later modules lead toward suspension; the November 2026 calendar, for example, lists a “Tsuri 1” suspension basics course (see tsuri).

The weekly Kinbaku Tuesday is a practice evening with a suggested topic, ranging from simple cuffs to a suspension progression, and a monthly theme. The studio stresses that it is neither a workshop nor a private lesson. Entry was €15 per person in November 2026. The calendar also includes rope jams, a queer rope night, private lessons and intensives with visiting teachers, such as a three-day hashira intensive with Kirigami and Tenshiko in late November 2026. Rope can be borrowed or bought on site.