Ren Yagami

Friday, 24 April 2026

Rope Sessions For Ladies

Private 20‑minute erotic rope sessions

Date & Time: 1:00 p.m – 7:00 p.m
Location: Baumwollseil Workshop Room, Hansastraße 23, Karlsruhe
Price: €50 per lady
Registration: workshops@messemanagement.org

Ren Yagami will tie ladies that are signed up for their first time to experience YAGAMI style erotic ropes. Each lady will receive 20 – 20 min alone with him.

Midnight Performance

Bound & Beaten – Obscene Edition

Time: Midnight
Location: Sessorium, Am Storrenacker 3, 76139 Karlsruhe
Price: €38 (evening only) / €63 (combined ticket 1 day oft he trade fair + „Bound&Beaten“ event)
Tickets: https://www.obscene-messe.com/de/tickets

When rope art meets the art of striking... and two worlds become one. Bound & Beaten obscene edition - A night for everyone who loves ropes. Experience the midnight show with Ren Yagami – and enjoy a night with like-minded people.

More information about "Bound&Beaten"

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Saturday, 25 April 2026

Bondage Performance

Time: 1:30 p.m
Location: Exhibition Stage, Gartenhalle, Am Festplatz 3, Karlsruhe
Tickets hier auf der obscene Website

Take this once in a lifetime opportunity to watch the shibari performance of one of the most recognized contemporary masters from Japan.
"Amazing", "spectacular", "awesome", "excellent", "cool", "impressive" – the comments after his performances are full of superlatives.
Come and see for yourself what a true master of orgasmic ropes can do!

Orgasm Control

Time: 2:30 p.m – 5:30 p.m
Location: Gartenhalle (Exhibition Hall), Workshop Room 2
Price: €70 per person
Registration: workshops@messemanagement.org

It is A CLASS to learn how to manipulate your body and your partners, to upgrade your own body’s physical ability to perform better and create arousal.

Karada Jyuku- the class has been wildly taught throughout Japan that the community of sex workers, pornstars, chiropractors, various athletes and marshall artists, K-1 fighters and of course, ordinary public in general.

It is so popular in Japan that it’s nearly impossible to get a chance to RSVP. I have decided to go global with my School “Karada Jyuku” and with these personal skills, we can also share the knowledge beyond Shibari Community.

Everyone of us can learn how to utilize our own Boduen to create more sensitivity, sexually enhancing and creating arousals. I am delighted to come to Germany to show you, the very basis the introduction to our human orgasms.

Mehr Informationen über den Workshop "Orgasm Control".

Private Lesson

Personal 2‑hour private training

Time: 7:00 p.m – 9:00 p.m
Contact: michael@messemanagement.org

Anyone wanting to have a complete privacy and lone learning time with Ren Yagami for 2 hrs please send an E-Mail to: michael@messemanagement.org.
The private lesson can be arranged individually then.

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Sunday, 26 April 2026

Body Handling – Yagami Style

Time: 10:30 a.m – 1:30 p.m
Location: Sessorium, Am Storrenacker 3, Karlsruhe
Price: €80 per person, 140€ for both Sunday workshops
Registration: workshops@messemanagement.org

How to use your body for more effective and efficient Shibari If you focus on efficiency… by just changing the way you use your body A BIT! as the shibari rigger, the effect and result of how euphoric your ropes can be… so much that you become a rigger that all the ropes models will crave! time after time.

Main Contents

• Essential Knowledge (Three LAWS of Posture and the Location of Key KYUSHO Points)
• IRIMI step and TENKAN rotation
• law of 45 degree
• how to manipulate your finger

One Rope Play (Koden Shibari)

Time: 3:00 p.m – 6:00 p.m
Location: Sessorium, Am Storrenacker 3, Karlsruhe
Price: €80 per person, 140€ for both Sunday workshops
Registration: workshops@messemanagement.org

You can easily play with just a rope. The important thing is to spend a fun, meaningful time together. Aim for this class is to utilize 3M system above with one Rope.

Minimum requirement is you can tie HONMUSUBI or single column tie and you are sexually open to unlimited pleasures.

Main Contents

• 3MS review
• Maete Shibari and improvisation
• Kubinawa Maete and Gote
• Kubikase
• Hip Harness and improvisation

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Monday, 27 April 2026

Yagami Style for Advanced Riggers

Time: 11:00 a.m – 5:00 p.m
Location: Sessorium, Am Storrenacker 3, Karlsruhe
Price: €450 per couple
Registration: workshops@messemanagement.org

In this class the participants will learn Yagami Style GOTE (Kannuki Shibari), also known as chest harness or TK, 
as well as tension handling to maximize the effective erotic connections for suspension.

Ren Yagami sensei is one of the most recognized contemporary masters of Shibari and Kinbaku. He is an internationally renowned Japanese artist and founder of the original Yagami Ryu style — a form of shibari and kinbaku that integrates deep knowledge of body mechanics, movement, and relational awareness through rope. His practice stands out for blending Japanese martial body principles (particularly aikido) with the art of tying, creating an approach that emphasizes flow, connection, and relational awareness, rather than purely visual technique.

"Learn from the best" is the motto of his students. And his knowledge and handling of the human body's reactions are a seductive lure for many to let themselves be tied up and surrender.

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Interview

We are very pleased to welcome Ren Yagami, one of the most internationally renowned artists in his field, to obscene. To give our visitors a comprehensive insight into his work and artistic approach, we conducted an interview with him in March 2026.

Ren Yagami’s answers were translated from Japanese into English by Ms. Asako – our sincere thanks to her for her support.

On your website, you distinguish between "Semenawa" and "Sekibaku." Why is this distinction important to you – and how would you describe what you yourself do?

"SEKIBAKU" is a term that expresses the concept of my style. It means that the act of tying SHIBARU itself exists as a process, not aiming for the completion of a specific KATA or finishing patterns. 

For me, tying is the primal…. the communication between myself and a partner. While the Japanese word "SEMERU" (to blame) generally means inflicting physical or mental pain, but its meaning changes within contextual use.

In the world of KINBAKU, "SEMERU" carries the connotations of "persistency" or "obsessively clingy”

The word "SEKIBAKU" combines these two meanings, persistence in obsessing with excessive arousal or orgasms, being sexually persistent to create pleasures or sexual gratification, and of course the entire process is the persistent pleasures and it’s far from pain chasing bondage. 

To explain and compare to the rest of Shibari scenes, they normally use ropes to ignore communication, silence the partners physically and mentally, and is performed through a specific process to finish a tie, a KATA, a form or Shibari Name is slightly different from "SEKIBAKU” which I came to express my way.

My style has become more widely appreciated around the world that I no longer need to explain the term SEKIBAKU, it's now simply referred to as YAGAMI STYLE. 

You say that the tension does not come from the rope alone, but from your own presence. How do you develop this energy – and what does it mean to you?

In order to seek sexual enjoyment or pleasure requires Tension and Excitement. They are absolutely necessary to create sexual pleasures that is my obsession.

My background is in ancient Japanese martial arts, and I use them everyday. Japanese martial arts which forces me to use “life-or-death” mentality and techniques that are often said to produce highly effective and primal tension if techniques are applied effectively.

I’m not trying to brag about… but I have been having GOOD and badass sex! but really simply put, it's by engaging in sex that involves high tension and excitement.

My style appeals to a wide range of people, from vanilla to those with more fetish oriented. I have a large following… and the commonality is that they simply enjoy sex.

Whether it's physical or mental sex, they enjoy the pleasure of sharing it with their PARTNERS 

My basic philosophy, Yagami style is for better sex, enhancing sexual arousals which change the energy to better rope connections. I believe my tension comes from the life-or-death worldview of martial arts, I have accumulated the understanding of what can kill so I can be responsible and create that centimeter before kill tension! and the act of sex that brings LIFE to this world through act of SEX! the tension created by the combination of these two things, I believe is the source of my energy.

In Europe, bondage is often perceived as highly aestheticized or sometimes even desexualized. How do you experience the differences between Japanese and European audiences?

I'm flattered that it's viewed so aesthetically as an art, especially since I am Japanese where shibari originated. I appreciate this positively that many people enjoying many various Shibari around the world.

The difference between Japan and other countries is that in Japan, the perception of shibari is sexually degraded and obscene, and generally perceived perverted in the world of "over-ground". It’s heavily objectified and frowned upon. There's still a strong innuendo of it being a secret pastime in Japan, and it's generally perceived as a perverse act that most people wouldn't like. So when I look at other countries, I see a wide variety to enjoyment and different perceptions, which I find it envious.

Does your work – or its meaning – change when you perform outside of Japan?

Of course, there are compliance requirements at the performance venues.

Within these limitations, and working within the rules, it's rather difficult to fully express my style, but what I always strive is to make it easy for the majority to see…expressed with clarity

My target audience ranges from the general public to hardcore fans, but I often express it in an erotic way, sometimes with humor making it easily understandable to the general public. In other words, the expression in other countries is somewhat restrained.

You have a background in martial arts. What role do movement, control, and body dynamics play in your tying?

My style significant characteristics by the way I use my body.

It's the way I use my body in Japanese martial arts, which I've cultivated over many years.

It's something you won't see in other styles. The approach to the partners’ body itself, the methods of controlling the body without using ropes, the stimulation that reaches deep into the body.
I believe that by mixing these things, it's possible to lead to a better sexual pleasure.

I think it has a tremendous impact not only on the aesthetic form, but also on the sense of fulfillment, impact and influences to create satisfaction.

On stage, an intense tension arises between you and your model. What does responsibility mean to you in that moment – physically as well as mentally?

The tension on stage is like a battle; this isn't limited to the stage, but it's like a serious showdown.

I approach it with determination, within the LIMIT of what I can take as a responsibility for that moment, to the model and the higher that level, the better the result.

Responsibility, guarantees, and determination—when these three conditions are met, you can see the possible limits. I always make sure not to exceed those limits.

I believe that mental and physical tension is essential for “mutual” understanding and communication. I think that influence is greatly reflected in the expression.

With your growing international recognition, your life has certainly changed. How do you deal with this popularity – and what does your life look like beyond the stage?

Indeed, I am very grateful that my reputation is growing year by year, and the number of people who love my style continues to increase.

Whether in Japan or overseas, I give lessons, sessions, and do media and publication work… etc, my workload keeps increasing, and I hardly have any time to rest. (Laughs)

Speaking of big changes, not only SM and bondage enthusiasts, but also porn stars, models, influencers, mistresses, and other people with a positive view of sex have a very high opinion of me, so I think my influence on vanilla people has become stronger.

My strength is physical body usage so currently, I started teaching more about how to use the body in general to upgrade sex, without using ropes, bondage or BDSM.

What role do music and atmosphere play in your performances? Is there a particular mood you aim to create, or does it emerge in the moment?

I basically don't believe in practice or rehearse. It’s because what I do is like a live session. However, the role that music plays is actually very important, just as important as lighting. Communication with the model, the model's ability to  express, the flowing music, and the GOOD lighting—when these three match, something reallyMAGICAL is created. It will move and inspire the audiences; sometimes it will be erotically exciting, sometimes very humorous and funny, emotionally charged, deeply moving, and sometimes even bring tears to their eyes.

Music is not just a way to measure time; it has the power to change the atmosphere the mood of its environment. 

While live shows can sometimes be performed without music, doing so in silence requires great courage. This is because it demands not only the skill to captivate the audience, but also the ability to create an environment that keeps them engaged and drawn in. The role of music is therefore extremely important.

You perform internationally. How important is your connection to Japan – artistically or personally?

There are various differences between Japan and other countries, cultural differences, language barriers, and so on, but I believe that we are all THE SAME human, and aside from likes and dislikes, the basic human system remains the same.

I like to dedicate myself to seek and provide a higher level of sexual pleasures and orgasms to people who have a positive view of sex whether that be domestically in Japan or not. 

I believe that exchange between Japan and the world is essential to create even better sexual awareness and pleasures, and to allow more people to enjoy better sex and better bondage.

I believe this would be a waste if we kept this technology only in Japan. So I want to improve continuously so people all over the world can experience the simple and same pleasures and arousals to enjoy themselves. This is my mission which encourages me to travel all over the world. 

What can visitors of obscene expect from your performance and your workshop?

The answer is simple. If you have a point of view that always seeks better shibari, better sexual arousals, and better sex, I believe you will enjoy it and be able to achieve One rank, elevated satisfactions and orgasms.

I am very theoretical and sometimes believe in pure science, but fundamentally I place great importance on appealing to primal instincts. 

I will do my best to continue being the positive influence on everyone, so if you are interested, especially in GOOD sex, please come see me and Yagami Style!