About the Master:
Master Taino has His own full-equipped dungeon at home and He enjoys a broad range of BDSM play.
Since January 2005, He keeps a Notebook with His personal comments on his family life, friends, and events He and the family attend.
Master Taino attends multiple events nationwide every year. To know where He can be check the Travel page. The Master also keeps a Calendar with important family events and milestones, local leather community events and national events.
Philosophy on Mastery
Master Taino's philosophy on Mastery is based on 'Dominant and Caring". To read Master's philosophy go to: Philosophy
Through the years, Master received letters and e-mails from people who has been touched by Him. In the Testimonies page, there are few of them.
Master Taino in the Leather community
Master Taino is very active in the Leather Community in general and in the Master/slave and BDSM communities in particular.
He has taken leadership roles in several organizations and He travels nationwide. To know more about his clubs go to: Clubs
To fulfill his commitment on education, Master Taino founded MTTA, a non-profit educational organization that include three programs:
Master Taino's Training Academy, an educational program aimed to train novice Masters and slaves through weekend training events.
The Master/slave Conference, held annually during the summer in Washington, DC.
The Washington, DC Chapter for Masters And slaves Together (MAsT Washington)
He is committed to his own personal growth as a Master and has attended events like International Master/slave Weekend, the regional Master/slave events, Butchmanns SM Academy, Masters Retreat, Black Rose's annual event, among others.
Master Taino has been a judge at the International Master/slave Contest for 2004 and 2005, for the Southwest Master/slave Contest 2004 and Head Judge for the Southeast Master/slave Contest 2005 and a judge for 2007.
Master is available through several messaging systems and websites: AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, MSN Messenger, slave4master.com (Recon), The slave Register, Collarme.com, gay.com, DaddyHunt, ManHunt.net, LP Tribes, Straypup slave Market, all of them under the handle of "Master Taino".
Awards
During the last few years, Master Taino has been recognized for his work in the community. He has received two major awards and has been nominated for multiple others.
Master Taino accepts humbly the awards presented to him, but he always feel that the best awards he receives are the love and respect from his Leather Family and friends from the community and the appreciation of those who he has mentor or touch in more ways that one through the Training Academy, the Master/slave Conference and his workshops around the country.
The Awards received are:
Pantheon of Leather's "Mid-Atlantic Regional Award 2007" - Chicago - February 17, 2007
Lifestyle Achievement Award - Together In Leather 2004, Charlotte, NC - October 23, 2004
He also has been nominated for several other awards:
Community Service Award at BR 2004
Mid-Atlantic Regional Award by Pantheon of Leather (2005 & 2006)
Man of the Year Award by Pantheon of Leather (2006)
Community Choice Award by Pantheon of Leather (2006)
Jack Stice Memorial Award by SPLF-International Master/slave Weekend (2006)
Brotherhood Award by DC Boys of Leather (2005 and 2006)
