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| == '''Tatu''' == | |||
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| '''Tatu''' is on a short list of respected Japanese Rope Artists in the world today. He is a practitioner of ] or ]. He is a dominant, mentor, teacher and writer living in the ]. Tatu teaches ] ] around the US at various national and regional ] events. He has presented at national and regional forums such as ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and numerous local events. He was a presenter for the inagural ] I held in May 2004 in Chicago, with a presentation of what he calls "The Way of Rope". He was the keynote speaker for ] II held in 2005. He will again be a presenter for ] III in 2006. His other interests include Tattoos, all things Japanese - ] Drumming, sushi, gardening, and ]. | |||
| Tatu developed a particular style of Japanese Rope which he has named "]", which means "The Way of Harmony and Love with Rope". It is formed with a combination of Japanese Words. nawa=rope, ai=love, ki=harmony, do=the way. | |||
| Tatu's website is probably the most comprehensive free site teaching the Art of Japanese Rope ], where you will find many "how to tie", tutorials with step by step photos instructions. | |||
| He is a leader in the Florida BDSM Community. He is one of the founding board members (1996) of ] a BDSM / Fetish not for profit educational and support group. He served as the group's president for 2005. He is the founder (2000) of ], a local group he leads in the studies of Japanese Rope. Tatu also founded the Palm Beach Munch in 2000. | |||
| Tatu is an author and researcher of all things Japanese. | |||
| '''Etymology of the name Tatu:''' Tatu first took the name '''"Tatu"''' in 1990 for his love for Japanese Irezumi and all things Japanese. The word Tatu comes from when European sailors explored the Asian cultures and came across the practice of embedding ink into the skin by tapping the ink in via a sharp pointed tool with a small hammer like instrument. When this was done it made the sound "Ta - Tu, Ta -Tu". When the explorers returned to Europe then told of this new body art called "Tatu"-ing. The word was refined in English as Tattoo. | |||
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