Glossary

16 07 2018

Utsubuse zuri

By |2025-04-27T13:59:45+02:0016th July 2018|0 Comments

Japanese: うつ伏せ吊り Utsubuse (うつ伏せ): Face down zuri (吊り):  see "Tsuri"   Face down suspension.     Also know as: Utsubuse shibari (うつ伏せ縛り) See also: Tsuri

13 07 2018

Wabi-sabi

By |2020-07-22T15:50:57+02:0013th July 2018|0 Comments

Japanese: 侘寂 A Japanese philosophy that extends into all parts of life based in Zen and built on three principles: nothing lasts, nothing ends, and nothing is perfect. "Wabi" means a [...]

13 07 2018

Warōsoku

By |2025-03-29T18:16:59+01:0013th July 2018|0 Comments

Japanese(Hiragana): わろうそく  Japanese Traditional Candles   Candles where brough into Japan during the Muromachi period (1336-1573)   Warosoku, providing warm candlelight, comprise one of the three elements of simple Buddhist [...]

13 07 2018

Yoko zuri

By |2025-05-02T18:25:36+02:0013th July 2018|0 Comments

Japanese: 横吊り Yoko (横): Beside tsuri (吊り):  Hanging Sideway suspension with model parallel to the floor.  

13 07 2018

Yukata shibari

By |2025-05-02T18:28:03+02:0013th July 2018|0 Comments

Japanese: 浴衣縛り Yukata (浴衣): "summer kimono" shibari (縛り): "bondage" Any Japanese rope bondage style where the model is wearing a yukata ("summer kimono").

2 05 2025

Yuki knot

By |2025-05-02T18:31:18+02:002nd May 2025|0 Comments

A knot used to create a bight in a fresh part of the rope. You pull a loop through the bight and lock it with a hitch. See also: Yukimura [...]

13 07 2018

Yukimura Haruki / Yukimura-ryu

By |2023-03-01T14:13:11+01:0013th July 2018|0 Comments

Japanese: 雪村春樹 / 雪村流 May 11, 1948 - Mar 3, 2016 (68 years old) Nawashi Rule: 腕は縄、縄は縄, Ude ha nawa, nawa ha nawa, the arm is a rope, the rope is [...]

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