Summer 2015 Update: 2nd Battle of the Sexes

Hello Readers!

Whew, it's been awhile!  But there's been a lot of action on the home front, particularly in the mixed bondage wrestling arena.

First off, for those who haven't heard, our local light-weight male wrestler Howl has shaved his beard, and his resulting look now falling into the classic "leading man" or "male ingenue" category.  Check this out:

Next, we are pleased to introduce newcomer Tae, who is even smaller and lighter than Howl.  And, in fact, Tae is even lighter-weight than VeVe.  Tae is a friend of Howl's, and he's got Howl to thank for all the recent bondage he's been experiencing!  Pictured below: Tae and Howl.

Like Howl, Tae is also pretty flexible (though Howl still takes the prize for greatest flexibility).  That's quite a desirable characteristic when rope-artists are looking to test out just how tightly they can pull a tie!

Just a few weeks ago, VeVe gave Tae a chance to try out his first bondage video experience, alongside Howl, in a scenario video called "What Goes Around Comes Around," which featured our gentlemen as gangsters who get their comeuppance.

Tae not only got a figurative taste of a tidy hogtie in this one, but he also got a literal taste of a ball gag as well.  What a trooper.  Then, of course, VeVe tied hogtied Howl and Tae together for extra discomfort.  And that was just the start of summertime bondage antics for Tae and freshly de-bearded Howl...

2nd Battle of the Sexes for 2015!

VeVe seems to be making a habit of joining forces with her female arch-rivals in order to fight a common foe.  In cold and wintry February, we saw VeVe team up with Keri Spectrum for our first even bondage wrestling battle of the sexes.  Forever at each other's throats in the bondage wrestling arena, VeVe and Keri put their differences aside to take down the New Jersey Bad-boys Danger Dude and Frankie.

Now, as we welcomed in Summer 2015, we also welcomed the return of another of VeVe's long-time female rivals: the wily Orlandoe!  Orlandoe has been away at school for the past year, and we hadn't seen her since last summer.  But her return to New York City coincided quite excellently with Tae's entry onto the scene.  VeVe was eager to get more ropes around Tae, and Howl had a score to settle with Orlandoe from their first bondage wrestling meeting, and so, we immediately scheduled our 2nd Bondage Wrestling Battle of the Sexes!

VeVe and Orlandoe. June 2015

NYC Bondage Wrestling Battle

Our first battle of the sexes took place in New Jersey, with 3 out of 4 participants being Jersey-folk.  Our 2nd battle, however, took place at our home studio in New York City, with all participants being Brooklyn residents.  And so, our 2-on-1 match with VeVe, Orlandoe, Howl, and Tae was dubbed the "NYC Bondage Wrestling Battle of the Sexes."

Unlike our first mixed 2-on-2 team bout, this second event featured competitors who were all very close in terms of size; February's bout saw a 50 lb weight range, whereas June's saw only a 20 lb range.  We had Tae at 118 lbs, VeVe at 120 lbs, Orlandoe at 130 lbs, and Howl at 140 lbs.  A really close, fun size mix.  

Skill level was pretty divided across the board as well.  We had VeVe as the definite bondage wrestling expert of the bunch, but her teammate Orlandoe was considerably less experienced in the art.  Howl, however, has been increasing his rope skills considerably, and was certainly more apt at quick-tie attacks than Orlandoe.  And although novice Tae was at the bottom of the rope-tie pecking order, he is remarkably fast, athletic, and squirmy.

At the end of the day, with some many aspects being close or equal, the contest really came down to fitness and stamina.  The competitors fought and countered until fatigue really started to grab hold... until fatigue started to force mistakes...  It was a battle of wills, and if anyone's concentration lapsed for a moment, they'd pay for it...

If you haven't seen this match yet and you're curious about it, full details are here:

NYC Bondage Wrestling Battle of the Sexes

VeVe and Orlandoe vs Tae and Howl

http://www.doommaidens.com/store/nycbondagebattle/

We didn't have the air conditioner on for this one, so it was really a very sweaty time!  Welcome to the party, Tae!

The Spider Queen, Cinematic Style Fantasy Development

In this entry, I'm taking a moment to discuss a recent release we created called "Hunt for the Spider Queen," which features VeVe Lane and Howl in a "cinematic" type, bondage-wrestling-esque fantasy villainess rope-virtuosity fight scene.  Whew!

Some of you may have already seen the official release for the Spider Queen, and hopefully most of you have been following our Twitter-ings on the process (which included a lot of pictures!).  By the way, our Twitter is here: @DoomMaidens.  In any case, I won't go too much into explaining what happens in the piece itself, leaving that instead to the official write-up to be pasted below.  Instead, I'll talk a little bit about the process and development.

Although VeVe and I had been wanting to do a more virtuosic villainess video for some time, the real kick-start for the Spider Queen came from a February filming day with Howl.  As we talked a bit about bondage ties, Howl expressed that he was curious to try more with bondage, and he then demonstrated a bit of his upper body flexibility.  I thought immediately that it would be great to have a video featuring Howl being tied up in a variety of ways, ideally if he were to be held captive by some wicked woman.  And that wicked woman would be someone who would be called the "Spider Queen."  Who else would so enjoy binding up a male captive?

Both Howl and VeVe were excited for the idea, both especially interested in doing more "super natural" type character and story styles.  So, great!  The idea was strong, the players were on board.... but now, how to execute it exactly?

After a month of anticipation from the players, we just went ahead and scheduled a shoot date to see what we could get.  A few days before hand, I story-boarded out my concept for the intro scene, which was influenced by factors such as classic 1960s female assassin/spy depictions, the "Pris vs Deckard" Bladerunner scene recreation we did last year, and the fact that the studio space had a nicely-placed stripper pole.

A First Attempt

The intro scene concept was really solid, and I felt very good about it right from the start.  However, I still wasn't exactly sure what to do with the main body of the piece.  In the original concept rough-out, VeVe and I planned 3 scenes to follow the intro to represent the Spider Queen defeating Howl first physically, then mentally, and then spiritually (in soul).  The first would be a brief bondage fight with him partially tied and gagged to start, the next would feature Howl bound to a wall/fence and being seduced, and the third would feature his willing surrender and a reverse prayer tie.  Then a final scene would feature him in a rope cocoon, now mesmerized and totally lost.

When we got together to shoot, I was lucky enough to discover that the studio environment cooperated very well with giving me the light and starkness that I'd envision.  However, we didn't have much time to futz around and needed to start shooting right away.  We pushed through with the proto-concept as best we could, all of us needing to adjust on the fly for unexpectedness relating to the studio environment and partner reactions.  But although this shoot produced some lovely images, the multi-part concept ended up being too difficult to reach (I'll spare you the details for the sake of brevity).  And so, I scrapped the footage and decided that that shoot was just a workshop.

And workshopping is SO important for complex pieces!  I actually learned a lot from that first attempt.  And so, I went back to the drawing board, this time was a MUCH firmer concept.  Now I knew EXACTLY what I wanted from the piece.

The Final Draft

VeVe and I conferenced again, cutting out 90% of the dialogue that had been in the original trial run.  We also cut out various scenes, leaving only the Intro, the Body, and the Finale.  Furthermore, I decided to turn the main action into an actual fight, which clarifies intent quite a lot!  I wanted to see the Spider Queen in actual action - toying with her prey, dashing in, whipping quick tie binds onto him, and then dashing out, all while her prey continues to try fighting her off.  He keeps trying to fight her, but she darts in like lightning, lashing an arm to a leg and leaving him floundering.  She does this over and over as the fight progresses, humiliating him with her deft rope-work / web-work, and wearing him down by making him fight with these various changing impediments.

And that was another big thing: the swift changing of the ties in real-time.  That was a very important aspect of this fight for me, and it would be the definition of the Spider Queen's preternatural abilities: this incredible speed and deftness with the ropes.

VeVe knew exactly what I was talking about, and she felt really great about being able to execute.

We would keep the intro basically the same (with some tighten-ups thanks to experience), we'd make the Body of the piece much more physical and combattive, and we'd bring the finale scene around to mirror the intro scene.  And so, we quickly scheduled again with Howl, and together we all set out to film the Final Draft, now all with experience on our side.

And the end result was very satisfying!  The space set-up went super smoothly, the filming rolled like clockwork, the physical action from both VeVe and Howl were spot on, and the shots looked fantastic!  Below is the official release write-up with a small selection of images (I hope to post more images at a later time).

Detective Howl was no match for the insanely skilled Spider Queen.  But would a savvy female protagonist fair better against this villainess?  Somehow I don't think so... but we'd love to see her try!  Oh yes, we'll definitely need to have the Spider Queen match skills against other would-be heroes and heroines in the future!
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Hunt for the Spider Queen
VeVe Lane and Howl
April 2015
http://www.doommaidens.com/store/spiderqueenvevehowl/

Men have been mysteriously disappearing around the town. All leads point to an old, abandoned warehouse, so Detective Howl breaks in to investigate. But unfortunately for Howl, the Spider Queen, a cunning and perilous female predator, is expecting him... The Spider Queen (VeVe Lane) lies in wait as Howl explores her lair, choosing her moment to ambush and incapacitate him. Howl recovers to find himself stripped to his briefs, with individual ropes bound to each wrist and ankle. The sadistically smiling Spider Queen appears, stepping out to join Howl in her own little private arena. Let the games begin! Howl rushes his foe, but the Spider Queen is an expert fighter and rope-web-spinner. She has no doubt which of them will triumph in this combat, and she plans to enjoy her victory. As the two clash in the arena, she wrestles Howl down and lashes his limbs into handicapping binds which quickly turn his attacks into futile and humiliating struggling. The Queen is amused.  Throughout the battle, she changes Howl's bindings with lightening quick skill - releasing an arm here, hobbling a leg there - all while trapping him in painful wrestling holds, toppling and toying with him, and mocking his desperate efforts both to fight and escape. She finally pins him face down and begins weaving him into a torturous reverse prayer hogtie, bending his wrists and shoulders unnaturally and inflicting agonizing pain. She completes his humiliation with a rope blindfold and then takes his breath away. The defeated Howl recovers to find himself tightly wrapped in a cocoon of rope, even over-the-mouth gagged with rope. He's now totally at the Spider Queen's mercy. She admires his lovely new look, a beautifully helpless addition to her collection...  Total running time: 30 minutes A lot of physical action and struggle; physical domination against resistance; impressive combat-action rope-work. Includes chicken wing ties, frog leg ties in combat, and finale of strict reverse prayer hogtie and rope cocoon. Preview thumbnails and full details:  http://www.doommaidens.com/store/spiderqueenvevehowl/

VeVe and Keri Spectrum Join Forces Against the Men

Two items of news from today.

1. We had a great competitive mixed bondage wrestling match this evening of VeVe Lane vs Howl!  More on that later...

2. We rescheduled our "couples" bondage wrestling match for Wednesday.  But we also rearranged the format a bit:

Now, instead of mixed couples, we will be having a bondage wrestling Battle of the Sexes!

Indeed, VeVe Lane and Keri Spectrum will join forces at last to take on Danger Dude and Frankie in a competitive mixed bondage wrestling Battle Royale. F/F vs M/M teams will go head-to-head, and both sides are quite eager to win!

In fact, Keri and VeVe have been texting each other this evening, making their plans and discussing how best to defeat the arrogant Danger Dude and his (actually fairly innocent) cohort Frankie.

VeVe and Keri are skilled and experienced bondage wrestlers, but Danger Dude is a remarkably experienced grappler, and he thinks he's got what it takes to rocket the men's team to the victory circle on this one.  But does he?  Does he actually have the rope-work skills to nullify the ladies?  Does he have the leadership ability to direct the less-experienced Frankie?

Well, the ladies are certainly motivated for this one.  "Battle of the Sexes" style has indeed motivated them even more so than "mixed couples" style.  Well, great!  Looking forward to Wednesday.... and remember, anything can happen!

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Couples Bondage Foiled, Now VeVe vs Howl for Singles

Oh no!  The grand plan has been foiled!

I awoke this morning -- Valentine's Day, the day of our Mixed Couples bondage wrestling shoot -- to discover that our spectacle plans had been nipped in the bud.  The text messages kept buzzing as we simultaneously lost 2 of our 3 couples: one team was lost to inclement weather (yet more snow is expected today) and the other team was lost to heartbreak (on Valentine's Day -- what misfortune!).

And so, we are now down with just one couple left standing after all:  VeVe and Howl.

This can mean only one thing, then....

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Instead of a chance to work as a team for the very first time ever, VeVe and Howl will face off against each other in one-on-one mixed bondage wrestling combat.

Howl bondage wrestled against Orlandoe in his very first rope-tie attempt.  And he almost won.  So very close there, but for Orlandoe's wily wickedness.  Howl also bondage wrestled in a 2-on-1 challenge against VeVe, with Sato as his teammate, where the two men were able to successfully subdue to Petite Powerhouse.

But now, teamwork is on hold, and we shall see what happens when VeVe and Howl clash in singles action!

I've been meaning to set up this match for later this year, but here it has suddenly popped up for today, unexpectedly.  Howl's been fighting especially hard lately in his video matches, so VeVe will have a lot to deal with on this one.  Only a few hours to go before we see how this goes down.  Stay tuned!

Mixed Couples Bondage Date is Set! Keri, Azy, VeVe

Hooray!  We had a big celebration this afternoon following a confirmation that we now have 3 out of 3 mixed couples ready, willing, and able to throw down for our mixed couples bondage wrestling match!

Ironically, the match is scheduled to take place on Valentine's Day, February 14.  How's about that?!

We have...

1. Keri Spectrum and Danger Dude
          ....representing the great state of New Jersey.

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2. Crazy Azy and Big John
          .....representing the roiling beaches of Rockaway, Queens.

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3. VeVe Lane and Howl
          .....representing the amazing borough of Brooklyn

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And to restate the conditions:

Each couple will "officially" have 10-15 minutes before the match to discuss their strategy together, out of earshot of the other couples.  They also have unlimited time to train/practice/plan before arriving for the event.  Then, we will have a 2 minute video interview with each couple, where they will (privately) share their plans with the video audience.

When the match begins, it will be a free-for-all, with all 3 couples fighting at the same time and trying to put their plans into action.  The objective will be to get all other wrestlers fully tied up, immobilized, and gagged.

But in the end, there can be only 1 winner.  So even if a full couple makes it through to become the last 2 wrestlers standing, they will eventually have to turn on each other!

Stay tuned, bondage wrestling fans; this one should be very interesting!

Duct Tape Bondage Wrestling is Back!

Last month, mere moments after her rope bondage match against Crazy Azy (mentioned here), VeVe quickly shifted gears, made a little costume change, and squared off against her long-time wrestling rival Hanz Vanderkill for our first competitive mixed duct tape bondage wrestling match!

In March of this year, as some of you may know, VeVe participated in our first female/female duct tape match against M.  In fact, this was our first-ever experience with duct tape bondage wrestling

For that match, VeVe and M wore pantyhose and leotards - not only because they were angry rival ballerinas, but also so the tape would stick more readily to their bodies, even as they started to sweat.  A good tactic for good tackiness.  And indeed a tactic that left long-sleeve-wearing M duct taped up fairly quickly.

But for VeVe's match against Hanz, skin was in... or at least more so.

For this mixed match, Hanz wore only his spandex shorts, leaving most of his skin exposed to the tape.  Would this be a boon or bane?  Would the sweat protect him from getting stuck, or would his skin suffer from direct-to-body-taping?

VeVe, on the other hand, opted to wear a bikini top and three pairs of pantyhose, each a slightly different color.  She expected a rough and sticky fight to come, and so she was well prepared to face the pantyhose-distress that the duct tape would bring.

Speaking of rough fights, I'd like to point out that these two have a history of creating LONG and furious bondage wrestling matches.  Their first rope match was a lengthy and ferocious battle... and their rope rematch was even longer and more ferocious.

So, yes, take two hardcore, never-say-die bondage wrestlers, add duct tape, and, well, yes, there is most definitely some pantyhose-distress to be expected!

The match was fierce!  It was grueling, it was brutal, it was infuriating, rough, and hard-fought.  And, yes, there was some pantyhose-distress.  But all things considered, the nylons did hold up better than I thought they would.  But then again, the nylons didn't end up on the losing side of the battle...


Mixed Duct Tape Bondage Wrestling
VeVe Lane vs Hanz
November 2014
http://www.doommaidens.com/store/ducttapevevehanz/

A new, grueling mixed wrestling challenge - VeVe Lane faces off against her arch-rival Hanz Vanderkill in a fully competitive, rough-and-tumble Duct Tape Bondage Wrestling match! Hanz has always been VeVe's toughest male bondage wrestling opponent. Now the two will clash in this new duct tape style. The first to fully immobilize the opponent wins!

VeVe and Hanz dive into the the match eagerly, unwinding their tape and fighting to wrap it around each other. But they quickly find bondage wrestling with tape is nothing like using ropes! The tape needs many wraps before it's strong enough to hold such a furious fighter as VeVe or Hanz, and the two break through each other's attempted binds over and over. As the mats fill up with torn strands of tape, the fighters' frustration grows. Clearly the winner will need to lock in full control of the opponent before even beginning to tape them up – no easy task!

VeVe and Hanz resort to punishing scissor and leg-triangle holds, attempting to keep their hands free to wind the tape. Submissions aren't allowed, but as the intensity keeps climbing, desperation for a finish mounts, and the holds snap on rougher and tighter, each fighter hoping to intimidate and wear down the other.

At long last, VeVe scores the perfect hold. She manages to lock Hanz in an incredibly tight mounted triangle. With Hanz gasping and thrashing, VeVe races to tape up his arms before he can break free yet again.

She speedily wraps his wrists and forearms, the finish line finally in sight. She locks up his legs and tightly tape-binds him from shins to thighs then tapes his arms to his body. Hanz groans in discomfort, but VeVe just keeps winding the tape, so pleased to have finally caught him! She shuts him up with a thick tape gag before torturing him with a brief set of headscissors. She rubs a pair of her sweaty pantyhose in his face and concludes with a proud, hard-earned victory pose. 

VeVe: 5'4" and 120 lbs. Hanz 6'1" and 180 lbs.

Total running time: 36 minutes

Includes opening comments and 5 minutes of candid post-match remarks. 

VeVe wears bikini top and 3 pairs of pantyhose. Tape gag for loser.

Preview thumbnails: http://www.doommaidens.com/store/ducttapevevehanz/

Results are In: Mahea vs Crazy Azy / Mahea vs Hanz!

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