Yaqi, king of all ticklers, is leaving the internet,
citing critical health issues and an irretrievable
contempt for the tickling community as reasons for his
departure.

Yaqisworld.com has been visited by millions of people
worldwide who follow Yaqi's exploration of tickling.

Yaqi has tried to raise tickling awareness and has
reached audiences around the world through media
venues including Dick Clark's "The Other Half," Dot
Comedy, Howard Stern, MTV, RedFM Ireland and Yaqi was
profiled by BDSM columnist Sensuous Sadie. Yaqi's
documentary was honored at Worldfest 2002 and Yaqi was
voted "Best Fetishist" by the 2002 Houston Press.

Yaqi has been suffering from Sarcoidosis, a chronic,
multi system disorder of unknown cause. This last year
has seen surgery and chemotherapy treatments.

"I just completed a devastating chemotherapy
treatment. One doesn't emerge from such an experience
unchanged."

Yaqi also stated that his contempt for the "internet
tickling community" played a key role in his decision.

"To me, tickling has always been about innocence. I am
appalled to see the internet community reshaping it
into something indistinguishable from pornography.
Granted there are many good people out there, but the
"vocal" community is a collection of uninteresting,
obsessive, moronic, hate-filled, hypocritical,
prejudicial, masturbating rat motherfuckers."

"You've got these desperate creatures living in chat
rooms 24/7 chasing the impossible dream of finding a
female tickling partner. It doesn't matter that the
vast majority of women in this meaningless clique are
fat ugly sea cows."

"Some record everything on television hoping for a
glimpse of tickling, some compile copious notes on
every ticklish celebrity. Some proclaim "VCR ALERT!!!
Possible Pamela Anderson foot tickle!!!" as though
they were announcing the second coming of Christ."

"Some folks make celebrity tickling fakes or pen
endless tales of Britney Spears kidnapped and tickle
tortured"

"These people will stop at nothing to get their free
mainstream tickling masturbatory materials. They all
love HOWARD STERN and his tickle chair and then
violently condemn him when he fails to illicit
laughter. I wish Howard would punish this vile group
of masturbators and stop tickling celebrities."

"Oh, I forgot. Don't ever criticize these people. If
you speak poorly of this wretched clique and they will
hate you with a fury usually reserved for mass
murderers."

"I refuse to generate any more free mainstream
tickling masturbatory material." Yaqi said adamantly.
"This group is so loathsome that the thought of
contributing to their high tech masturbation machine
sessions fills me with inertia. These people are
fucking hypocrites because even though they will
attack me for expressing my opinions, some wishing I
was dead, they would still be spread eagled over
themselves to watch any future materials I generated."

"The biggest rub is that most of these people will
never fulfill their fantasies because they are too
chicken shit to reveal to their partners they have a
tickling fetish. So they embrace the internet as an
all encompassing way of life that becomes life
absolutely."

"This people have transformed tickling into something
I want no part of."

"I know many fans will be disappointed with my
departure." Yaqi said with a twinge of regret. "I'd
like to thank all of those who have supported my work
and efforts over the years. What I did, I ultimately
did for all of you. I have tried to publicly show that
tickling, in its purest form, is not some freaky thing
that one needs to hide. It is acceptable, people
accept it, people think it is cool, and I have proven
this to my complete satisfaction."

"It's a shame that the internet presence, many of them
still closeted, want to reduce tickling to just
another jack-off fest."

"Fuck them. And Fuck death too!"