Glossary

13 07 2018

Daruma

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Japanese: 達磨 Bodhidharma (Daruma in Japanese) was a Buddhist monk born in India. He was the 38th chief monk from Buddha. He moved to China, and he became a founder of [...]

13 07 2018

Do nawa

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Waist rope, specifically the rope used to support the waist in a suspension.

13 07 2018

Dojo

By |2020-07-22T15:51:39+02:0013th July 2018|Categories: |0 Comments

Japanese: 道場 A dojo is a Japanese term which literally means "place of the way". See also: Koryū

13 07 2018

Dorei

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Slave, Servant; It has been put forth that rope captives are called "dorei", (denoting slave) this is too strong of a term for most in Japan. "dorei" comes from a [...]

3 08 2018

Each limb bound to itself

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This particular bondage "each limb bound to itself" is a traditional hojojutsu position. It is not a common shibari position and most practioners are unaware of the historical nature of [...]

13 07 2018

Ebi shibari

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Japanese: 海老縛り The "shrimp" or "prawn" tie. One of the oldest traditional kinbaku</a> ties. It was used as a torture technique (ebizeme) for 100's of years and is referenced in many [...]

13 07 2018

Ebi zuri

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Japanese: 海老縛り Suspended while tied in a ebi shibari. The supplied sample on could be described as a "sakasa ebi zuri".

13 07 2018

Ebizeme

By |2019-04-06T12:53:24+02:0013th July 2018|Categories: |0 Comments

Being bound by rope. To be punished by being tied in the ebi ("shrimp" or "prawn") tie was a form of torture that was mandated by the Tokugawa shogunate in [...]

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