Drachenmann

Matthias Grimme

Drachenmann, (male, 1953-xxxx)

Overview

Matthias T.J. Grimme is a Hamburg, Germany based rope artist, publisher, teacher and performer. His rope technique has developed into a mixture of his own style and what he has learned from Japanese kinbaku after several trips to Japan. His style has come to be known as the Hamburg School. He has performed on the main stage of Boundcon (Munich, Germany) every year since its inception and has performed live shows in Tokyo. He may be one of the few Westerners to have met Keichi Osada before his death and has had contact with Steve Osada, Mai Randa, Denki Akechi and many other Japanese kinbaku practitioners. He lives with his wife of 20 years, Dana DeLuxe, and his longtime rope model, Nicole in Hamburg.

Activities

Kinbakushi, writer, teacher, performer

Alternate Name(s)

Matthias T. J. Grimme, Matthias, Tatsu Otoko

Biography

1953: Born Hamburg, Germany c. 1970: After completing high school, studied nursing and social work; subsequently spent about 15 years working in psychiatric institutions. 19xx: Worked as an organizer for the German men's movement and was a co-leader of men's groups. 19xx: Published several books and stories about men and their relationship to themselves. 1989: Became co-publisher of German SM magazine Schlagzeilen. 1993: Began organizing SM parties in Hamburg where he also performs rope shows and piercings; also began performing live rope shows and teaching bondage techniques at workshops in Hamburg and Europe. 2000: Began work in video and photography and began emphasizing Japanese style bondage.

Selected Works

• The SM Handbook
• The Bondage Handbook
• Das SM-Handbuch Spezial 1
• Das Session-Kochbuch
• Japanese Bondage
• Bondage-CD

External Links

• Bondage Project
• Schlagzeilen magazine
• Piercing