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International Shibari Master / Founder of the Osada-Ryū

Born in Berlin in 1952 as Steve Hauser, Osada Steve is recognized as one of the most influential and respected figures in the world of Shibari and Kinbaku.
After moving to Japan in the 1980s, he discovered the world of ropes through photography and Tokyo’s underground culture, eventually immersing himself completely in the Japanese bondage tradition and becoming one of its foremost Western custodians.

In the 1990s, he studied under some of the most important masters of the previous century — including Akechi Denki, Yukimura Haruki, and Osada Eikichi, from whom he inherited not only his name but also a philosophy that views rope as both an aesthetic and spiritual discipline.
In 2000, he founded his own dojo in Tokyo, Studio SIX, which has since become a point of reference for artists, students, and performers from all over the world.

In 2007, he established his official school, the Osada-Ryū — a structured system composed of nine “Gates,” representing a progressive path that integrates tradition, ethics, sensitivity, and technical mastery.
Each “Gate” embodies a core principle of rope practice — breath control, body awareness, spatial consciousness, and the balance between strength and delicacy — forming an internationally recognized method admired for its depth and coherence.

His style is minimalistic and meditative: in Osada Steve’s work, there is no theatrics, only presence.
Every gesture, every knot, every silence is part of a profound dialogue between the one who ties and the one who is tied.
His philosophy rests on the idea that rope is not a tool of restraint, but of connection and mutual respect.
He teaches that Shibari is, above all, a physical conversation — built on trust and shared time.

With more than three decades of teaching experience, Osada Steve has trained hundreds of students, many of whom have gone on to become recognized masters themselves.
He is one of the few Westerners to have received official recognition within Japan’s Kinbaku community and is regarded as a true cultural bridge between East and West.
He has led workshops and masterclasses in over twenty countries, promoting a respectful, ethical, and refined vision of the art of rope.

His contribution is not only technical but also philosophical and deeply human: in his classes, silence is as meaningful as movement, stillness as powerful as tension, intention as essential as form.
Osada teaches that to tie is to truly see the other — and that each knot, when made with presence and care, becomes a shared act of meditation.

As part of the Plume Noire Japan Tour 2026, Osada Steve’s presence represents a direct link to the true Japanese tradition of Shibari.
During the tour, he will guide participants through private sessions in Tokyo’s dojos, offering an authentic, intimate, and profound learning experience.
It is a rare opportunity for those who wish to discover not only the technique, but the soul of this art — under the guidance of a master who has devoted his life to preserving and passing it on.