And here are the results of the Bondage Awards, and guess what? LuXuria had incredible outcomes!

But before talking of our placement we would like to spend two words on what we think of the competition itself. Bondage is not competitive and this particular contest is more about popularity than about the quality of the bondage. Also the voting system is quite awkward, allowing people to vote for themselves  and self inscribing into different categories (i know some European riggers that inscribed themselves practically in every category… lol).

As the contest is made mainly for the American audience the presence of Japanese style riggers among the top positions has always been almost insignificant in the past years, due to the larger networks of american bondage artist's as well as a major focus on western bondage.

Still this results makes us very proud! And not only for the result in itself, but mainly for the people that decided to inscribe us in the first place and then supported us through all the competition.

We were running for 5 categories and we ranked within the top 5 in every one of them, including 3 podiums of which one is a 1st place! We think we can honestly say that we are the top ranker among the Japanese rope people!

So here are our placements:

1st place for Best Picture.

A great picture by Cuore Nudo. And guess what… it's not a fancy circus suspension, but a moment of deep connection during an untying, between Redsabbath and Wildties. This proves that people appreciate the heart and feelings that we put in our bondage, one of our distinguishable trade marks!

3rd place New Bondage Website

Since it was born our website has offered lots of new picture sets every month. A huge effort that is well priced by this placing. Honestly I would have expected even something more looking at our competitors, but still this it's a great result.

3rd place Best Glamour Bondage

We wonder who inscribed us in this category. But yes we did have a glamour period, especially during some past cooperation's (see sets like Stoneage of kinbaku and River). Still the support of people is appreciated even if we do not really feel represented in this definition.

Runner up for Best Rigger

This is a big surprise! Wildties is indeed a good rigger but we did not expect him to be so popular. He is rigging since less than a couple of years and already being up there, representing the world of pure Japanese style ropes, is a great honor! Despite this result makes us very happy we are quite disappointed not to see up there some great European riggers that would have well deserved to be ranked.

5th place Best Model

And this is what we are more proud of! Seeing Redsabbath up there, between all the pro models, makes us so so proud. People priced her way of living ropes, the emotion she shared through her pictures and her shows. Despite being a non professional model Redsabbath has one of the biggest heart for ropes that you can possibly find around. In this year with LuXuria she spent more time hanging by one ankle than walking on two feet, this results is so so well deserved!

We would like to thank all that supported us (mostly people that enjoyed our work through Fetlife), but in the first place those who inscribed us in the different categories. Your appreciation is the best price to our work.

We also hope that our placement will contribute to make Japanese style bondage more and more popular and that next year all the great European riggers will see their efforts prized as well because they well deserve it. To some extent we are even ashamed to have ranked higher than some of our greatest inspirers. With the growing popularity of Japanese Bondage we are sure that everybody's work will be rewarded as it deserves next year.

Thanks People!