Japanese Bondage - Topics

Topics

Topics in Japanese bondage include:

• Karada Japanese word used in the West for body (body harness, a "rope dress")
• Ushiro Takate Kote Foundational form for most shibari ties, capturing the upper body / breasts and arms behind back (when ushiro) in a "U" shape behind the back
• Kikkou - A body tie that ends with a tortoise shell design in the front upper torso.
• Hishi A tie using diamond shapes. When done as a full body tie, it is sometimes also called hishi-kikkou. The hishi has been popularized by manga, or cartoon, art.
• Ebi The "shrimp" tie
• Agoura a less severe tie similar to an ebi
• Tazuki "criss-cross harness"
• Tanuki "racoon dog"
• Kataashi tsuri "one-legged suspension"
• Asymmetric bondage, a common feature of Japanese bondage
• Tsuri suspension
• Gyaku ebi
• Hojojutsu