notion of japanese women as shy, giggling, subserviant victims of convention would be confused by tomekar day job is doing this. i gather from what she tells me that she gets plenty of work. this is naga, invited along to help translate. then there's this man, one of the best known and most respected practitioners, a master of the art of ropes, of beautiful knots, of what, for lack of a better word, we call bondage. >> how big is the sadomasochistic community? how many people are active participants? >> hundred thousand people. >> a lot. >> a lot. >> this is shabari. translation, to bind. to make things more confusing for those looking for a concise takeaway, a comfortable reaction to what sure as hell looks pretty disturbing, tameka, who spends most of her time whipping, burning and generally abusing men, enthusiastically reverses roles in her long time relationship. >> it looks like a very delicate procedure. does it hurt? or does it feel good? >> this pain change to the ecstasy. she said when she was tied up, no need to think, just leave it to another. >> performance art, craft, fetis