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Average rating: Highly Recommended

UKMassageGent Highly Recommended
Blackwood, Wales, United Kingdom
Gent by name and Gent in reality.

We have a great swap. Gent came to mine, had a shower, we discussed areas of concern/issues/no-go zones for him and me. I showed him some strokes I wanted him to do on me, particularly for a troublesome lower back. He picked the strokes and application of them up quickly.

Not only does he deliver and excellent massage but he is a really nice guy. We laughed and joked discussing various topics and 2hrs disappeared. Next time I hope he can spare 3hrs. I could have easily spent another 45 mins massaging him. One of those recipients that receives well, responds and provides good feedback. He also has a nice body to work on.

Thanks UKMassageGent, I really hope we can do this again.

Reviewed by AntsNZ 2019-11-07 03:31 [22364/P]

Lenfos Highly Recommended
London, England, United Kingdom
Had a great swap with Lenfos recently. We spent sometime chatting then he took a shower as he had come straight from work.

We took sometime to discuss stokes and I demonstrated them for him he then repeated the strokes on my leg.

I gave my customary firm pressure massage on his back and received feedback as to the pressure. We swapped and he worked my back and legs.

2.5hrs later we finished happily.

I look forward to our next session.
Reviewed by AntsNZ 2019-10-27 09:06 [22294/P]

Spendy59 Highly Recommended
Southampton, England, United Kingdom
I had a really great swap with Spendy. He hosted and was a great host. The room was warm, he has a table and nice oils and knows his way around the body.

If you have the opportunity then I'd highly recommend a swap with this gracious gent.
Reviewed by AntsNZ 2019-10-25 05:18 [22277/P]

Pedalpusher Highly Recommended
Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Recently had a great swap with Pedalpusher. He delivered a very physical massage. Deep and strong with lots of stretching involved. He worked my lower back brilliantly.

He checked in with me before he started as to any painful areas which was good and he dutifully was careful when working that area.

Overall a great swap and I hope we will be able to meet up again.
Reviewed by AntsNZ 2019-10-01 09:52 [22083/P]

Dorisute01 Highly Recommended
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Had a great swap with Dorisute01 the other day. We had a drink and a chate before we started to break the ice. He is very easy to get on with.

He is a master of sensual massage and 3hrs went by very quickly.

Lovely long flowing stokes coupled with cradling and lots of body to body contract left my breathless at times.

Unfortunately for him I always end up more therapeutic focused as I find areas of stiffness and knotted muscles. So he received a very different massage to what he gave me. He was receptive and provided feedback during the session. i.e. asked me to work lighter as I was working into the dep tissue. Appreciate the guidance as everyone is different.

Worth taking the time to meet up and hope to do so again the next time he is over.

Reviewed by AntsNZ 2019-09-13 06:45 [21949/P]

Massagaholic7 Highly Recommended
Mole Valley, England, United Kingdom
Had an outstanding swap with this gifted man. He travelled to me and we spent the best part of 5hrs talking and trading massage. Every review of him is accurate.

He is respectful, genuine, warm hearted individual with a style of massage that left me floating and feeling completely relaxed and amazing.

Great technique that mixes focused work with long flowing glorious sensual strokes.

He is also a delight to massage, receptive and responsive to the work.

Really looking forward to a repeat swap.
Reviewed by AntsNZ 2019-09-13 06:37 [21948/P]

CharlieG42 Highly Recommended
Dulwich Hill, New South Wales, Australia
5 stars is not enough for this guy. Charlie is a great host, an outstanding masseur and a lovely engaging guy as well. The session began with me massaging Charlie. He is very easy to massage and the time flew away on us. After I gave him a full body massage we swapped and he worked on me. He started with some cranial sacral work before beginning the more traditional massage.

A great variety of strokes and knowledge of the body meant I was blissed out within minutes and stayed that way for the rest of the 90 minute massage. Pressure, strokes, stretching all delivered with care, attention and consideration.

Thanks for a wonderful 4hrs. I really hope we can do it again sometime.
Reviewed by AntsNZ 2019-05-31 16:56 [21132/P]

RestAWhile Highly Recommended
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
An easy to engage with man who delivers a first rate massage. 3hrs disappeared on us. He is 6’2" and solidly built and uses his body to deliver a great, smooth steady pressure throughout the massage. He constantly checked in with me as to the pressure and how I was doing. Would hope that we could swap again the next time I’m in Melbourne.
Reviewed by AntsNZ 2019-05-31 16:30 [21131/P]

tidus1986a Recommended
London, England, United Kingdom
Had a great swap with Tidus the other week. He opted to give me a massage first. He said there would be a sensual element and that was okay.

We met at his flat and he was a good host. I had a shower before we began which is always appreciated after a day travelling in London.

He used his whole body to massage me at one point. Using his chest to slide up my whole back, slow, steady, controlled till he lay full length on top of me. It felt fantastic. I usually prefer a deeper massage but Tidus relaxed me his way and it was blissful.

He is also great to work on. Receptive and accepting and responsive to the strokes.

An all round lovely swap.
Reviewed by AntsNZ 2019-03-06 10:42 [20512/P]

Skyney Recommended
Southampton, England, United Kingdom
I had a swap with Skyney the other week. He was nervous and said he didn't have much experience giving but had had many professional massages. He needn't have worried. While his massage was lighter than I usually prefer it was incredibly relaxing and at one point i drifted off to sleep! Doesn't happen often. Nice long flowing strokes.

He took his time working on me, it was unhurried and thoughtful. Checking in as to pressure and general feedback. He took some direction to work on a problem spot and was able to feel the knot and slowly worked it out.

I think with more practice and some training he will be develop into a very good swap partner.

He is a lovely guy as well. Easy conversation and a great recipient. He is one of those guys that I could massage for hours and in fact that is what I did!

Really looking forward to another swap.
Reviewed by AntsNZ 2019-03-06 09:30 [20511/P]

DanielJ Highly Recommended
Southampton, England, United Kingdom
An outstanding swap with Dan. He is a skilled therapist and uses great solid pressure throughout the massage. He checked in regularly as to the pressure and strokes.

I would happily pay this man for a regular massage.

Thanks Dan for a great massage. I hope we can swap again soon.

Reviewed by AntsNZ 2018-12-13 01:46 [19891/P]

NorthernTouch Highly Recommended
Chandler's Ford, England, United Kingdom
I met NorthernTouch today. He is a lovely gentleman with a style of massage that is better than some professional massages I’ve paid for.

He has a great range of pressure and has a considered, attentive approach to his massage.

What he needs to be a great massage therapist is a knowledge of anatomy and a knowledge of different strokes to address different issues in the body. Study and practice will help tremendously.

I look forward to further sessions and have no issue giving him a highly recommended rating.

Reviewed by AntsNZ 2018-10-29 14:11 [19528/P]

jaybracknell Recommended
Bracknell, England, United Kingdom
A very quick arrangement for a swap that proved to be very good.

jaybracknell says he is an enthusiast and that he is. More experience is needed. So saying, 3hrs disappeared on us last night in a very enjoyable exchange.

He arrived promptly on time and we had a cup of tea and a chat about the session before beginning and to understand where each other is coming from for the swap. It became clear very quickly the jaybracknell is a thoroughly pleasant gentleman. We then started the massage. I took him through some of the key muscles and strokes to use on them and how to work from light to a medium pressure. Hey then applied his own approach but used the new strokes and knowledge to leave me feeling very relaxed.

Thanks for a lovely session jaybracknell.
Reviewed by AntsNZ 2018-10-20 09:06 [19467/P]

Reply from jaybracknell of 2018-10-21
Very short notice swap but one that proved to be really good!

AntsNZ is lovely, patient, welcoming and made me feel at ease very quickly. Lovely cup of tea too!

I learnt a great deal as well as being on the receiving end of a lovely massage; thorough and firm but soothing and relaxing in a calm and warm atmosphere. We had a lovely evening chatting and massaging. A thoroughly super time that flew by all too soon!

Thanks again AntsNZ!

stephennow23 Satisfactory
Glastonbury, England, United Kingdom
I meet Stephen at for an unhurried swap Sunday 15th April. He had the room ready and warm with an open fire going. Very nice on a cold rainy day. We discussed the approach to the session and then took 20mins for me to show Stephen a a number of strokes and an approach to massaging the back for a medium depth therapeutic massage.

Stephen is a quick learner and proceeded with some direction to give me a very nice back & buttocks massage. We then swapped and I massaged Stephen's, back, buttock and legs. He then massaged my legs to end the session.

With practice he will be able to deliver a good therapeutic massage.

I'd be happy to swap again.
Reviewed by AntsNZ 2018-04-22 00:54 [18322/P]

dolphindave Highly Recommended
London, England, United Kingdom
dolphindave met me at my hotel for a swap. It had take a couple of months to organise but was worth it.

We decided that I would receive first and then we would swap after my back was done so I could then massage Dave's back. Then swap again for the front. It worked well for us.

He has a slow steady approach with great pressure. At no time did I feel he was rushing the massage. He asked for and responded to feedback. And then took some direction on how to work a particular problem spot.

Given we were using the bed for the swap I was really impressed with the pressure and his ability to keep in contact while moving.

We had close to 4hrs of massage and the time disappeared. Always a sign of a great swap i feel.

I would heartily recommend dolphindave and hope that we can swap again.
Reviewed by AntsNZ 2016-12-12 02:41 [15399/P]

arthur2012 Highly Recommended
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Had an outstanding massage swap with arthur2012 for the 2nd time.

He is a lovely man to chat with and to massage. He is receptive to different strokes and styles and will incorporate select strokes into his repertoire.

His style is firm, with differing application of strokes to work a problem area. He takes direction to increase or lighten pressure and responds immediately.

3hrs disappeared on us and I'm sure we could easily have continued for longer.

I hope to be able to swap with him the next time I'm in New Zealand.

Thanks for a great session arthur2012 :-)
Reviewed by AntsNZ 2016-11-12 14:44 [15178/P]

DeepRelax6 Recommended
Morrow, Georgia, United States of America
First let me say what a lovely gentleman this man is. Engaging, intelligent great use of language. Forget the massage, I could have sat for hours with a glass of wine talking!

DeepRelax describes his massage as intuitive and has had some basic introduction to massage. Don't let this put you off. The pressure he used was perfect. Nice and firm and at the right speed. Good use of forearms for added contact and pressure.

I would describe his style as a firm considered rubdown that slowly morphs into a body to body / body electric style massage that left me completely blissed out for hours.

Really hope to swap again the next time he is in London.
Reviewed by AntsNZ 2016-07-08 01:03 [14230/P]

bengiboy Highly Recommended
Crawley, England, United Kingdom
Had a lovely session with bengiboy. He is a lovely, easy to talk to gentleman who mad me feel very relaxed. He had the room warm, table ready and a glass of water and music all set.

We went with his approach to start with and it is a very affirming relaxing way to begin a session.

His style of massage is a mix of various modalities that work for him. Long flowing strokes slowly moving into medium depth pressure. Very relaxing.

Hope to swap again.
Reviewed by AntsNZ 2016-05-29 02:01 [13980/P]

Jonno59 Recommended
Draycott, England, United Kingdom
Met with Jonno59 for a fantastic afternoon of massage and very pleasant company.

He has sufficient experience to give a good full body massage. He was also willing to take direction as I talked him through some strokes and application of strokes to different parts of the body.

Would very much like a repeat session.
Reviewed by AntsNZ 2016-01-31 09:02 [13236/P]

BournemouthRub Highly Recommended
Athens, Greece
In a word... Awesome. Deep tissue work like I've not had previously in the UK.

Attention to the detail of the muscle that is being worked on.

Fantastic pressure applied with just the right amount of consideration. i.e. sometimes, you have to continue working evening of it hurts. There is a good and bad hurt and Greencamberwell eased off then put the pressure back on based on the feedback provided.

There were a number of strokes that I'd not encountered previously that I hope to get an overview of the next time we meet. the crossed forearm stroke on the quads one in particular that was fantastic.

A fantastic exchange which I will repeat again.

Many thanks.

Reviewed by AntsNZ 2015-05-11 01:19 [11927/P]

ME-223652 No-Show
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Dathro and I had exchanged a number of messages and text messages confirming a date and time. Unfortunately he didn't show and didn't contact me to let me know he couldn't make it.
Reviewed by AntsNZ 2015-01-20 04:40 [11375/N]

trowbridge Highly Recommended
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trowbridge arrived exactly when he said he would, which is a plus to begin with for me.

He is a very easy going guy, relaxed and confident.

We agreed that he would give me the first massage, and 90 minutes later I was floating on a cloud of bliss. He used a mix of strokes, light, fast, slow, hands, forearms and fingers all used. He uses his height to the max and was able to give long strokes from my shoulders to mid-thigh. It felt great. Each stroke was thoughtful and it was this thoughtfulness that made the massage such a fantastic experience.

Highly recommend a swap with him and I look forward to our next swap.

A
Reviewed by AntsNZ 2014-01-27 00:30 [9462/P]

ndn Highly Recommended
London, England, United Kingdom
I had a swap with ndn and can truly say he is one of 4 members I have swapped with who are outstanding. The style of massage was very different to what I am used to but the excellent use of pressure, forearm and elbow used for deep work, the flowing strokes that started at my heel and moved up one side of my body and down the arm were lovely to be on the receiving end of. The style of massage also focuses on the belly of the muscles rather than starting at the origin/insertion and working along the muscle but I'm feeling good today so it did the job.

He was also a pleasure to work on. Accepted the strokes and relaxed into the massage completely. If we weren't pushed for time I could have easily extended giving him a massage by another 60mins. It would be very easy for me to loose track of time when giving this guy a massage.

Looking forward to another exchange hopefully in the New Year.

Adam
Reviewed by AntsNZ 2014-01-17 06:06 [7341/P]

Nono Highly Recommended
Brussels, Bruxelles, Belgium
Lovely massage.

Really, what more needs to be said? Nono is a great host, has a lovely touch, a good repertoire of strokes and pressure that he combines into a truly lovely session.

The room was warm, there was a choice of Futon or massage table, nice background music, he checked in regularly regarding the pressure and there was the option of a shower afterwards.

He is also an individual that is a pleasure to massage. Accepting of the strokes and energy work. Time can pass very quickly when massaging someone like him which I hope we can do again.

Adam

Reviewed by AntsNZ 2013-11-12 01:33 [9109/P]

nexus Highly Recommended
London, England, United Kingdom
Just finished a great swap with nexus. He has a lovely technique, good solid strokes with the right mix of pressure.

A thorough massage and all round nice guy. Perfect swap session.
Reviewed by AntsNZ 2013-10-27 10:00 [9036/P]

ME-163889 Recommended
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Had a very relaxing session with Massagelo. He says he has had no training but the fluidity and variation of the strokes would say otherwise. He checked with me regularly as to the depth and style of stroke, all great from my end.

I hope we can exchange again. He gives a very good massage and is also a really lovely guy to spend time with.

Thanks
Adam

Reviewed by AntsNZ 2013-10-02 08:55 [8908/P]

thomas1111 Highly Recommended
Ventnor, United Kingdom
Had great swap with Thomas. He knows his way around a body and have a great variety of stokes and pressure that he uses.

The room was well presented and he had aromatherapy oils ready for the session which was a lovely touch.

Hope to swap again.

Reviewed by AntsNZ 2013-01-16 04:14 [7479/P]

Lovemassage999 Satisfactory
Reading, United Kingdom
Had a lovely swap with Forsomefun the other day. He is a very pleasant chap and one of those people that is a pleasure to massage.

His repertoire of strokes while limited is delivered with enthusiasm and left me feeling relaxed. I'd like to exchange again and offer some advice in type of strokes and application. I think with some more experience and an expansion of his skills he would be an excellent massage.

The overall session was good, and pleasing. Some deeper work would have really finished it off and earned him 4 stars.

A
Reviewed by AntsNZ 2013-01-11 00:39 [7449/P]

Hansel2 Satisfactory
Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom
Hansel2 gives an enthusiastic massage. He is just getting back into massage hence the flow of the massage isn't always smooth. He is limited in the strokes that he uses but what he does have he uses well. With practice, more focus and an increase in his stroke repertoire we will i'm sure improve from a Satisfactory massage.
Reviewed by AntsNZ 2012-03-26 02:07 [5671/P]

BrixtonDan Satisfactory
London, Greater London, United Kingdom
I had the pleasure of swapping a massage with Dan and found it a worthwhile experience. He greeted me warmly and the room was ready to go. He has a limited number of strokes and no massage table which are the only real faults I felt. The pressure he used was fantastic for me, good firm, controlled pressure. He took his time and showed great consideration for every part of my body that he worked on.

I hope he learns some more strokes as I he would make a great masseur.

The extra treat for me was when I got to massage him. He was a pleasure to massage, receptive to the work and open to energy work as well. I could easily have spent 2hrs massaging him and hope that we will be able to swap again.
Reviewed by AntsNZ 2011-12-04 03:27 [4993/P]

GuildfordExpertMasseur Highly Recommended
Guildford, England, United Kingdom
Henry was the first person I've swapped a massage with whom I'm happy to recommend. He has a variety of strokes, is able to move quickly around the body so the whole body gets worked on while still being able to focus and work on the problem areas. He was also excellent at "tracing" back to the source of a problem, not just working on the referenced pain area.

He has terrific knowledge of the body both on a theoretical level as well as a practical level that he uses throughout the session.

A lovely relaxed session, with good feedback on what he was finding. Great pressure when needed and never too light. Also a pleasant conversationalist.

I hope to be able to swap with him again.
Reviewed by AntsNZ 2011-03-20 00:52 [3364/P]


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