Zempai is an organizer, host, and occasional educator within the BDSM community, most specifically the burgeoning SF Bay Area rope community. He has been hosting Rope Bite East Bay since early 2012; he is also commonly spotted at other monthly events: Rope Bite San Francisco, SFCitadel Peer Rope Workshop, and the KattHaus Rope Munch. He is an aficionado of decorative and/or sensual and/or restrictive floor (non-suspension) ties, and has a collection of decorative rope to gild such lilies.