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Japanese: 胡座縛り Generalized term for any tie where the sub sits in a crossed legged (Indian style) position. Although somewhat similar in appearance, this tie should not be confused with the [...]

Japanese: 愛撫繩;  aibu (caress): 愛撫 ;  nawa (ropes): 繩. A style of tying, "caressing ropes", credited to Yukimura Haruki. One element in Yukimura's concept is to not tie very restrictive. [...]

Japanese: 荒縄 ; Ara (荒): rough Nawa (縄): rope A type of rope made from rice straw       Watanawa: 綿縄 Wata (綿): Cotton rope (縄): Rope   [...]

A catch-all phrase for rope made of natural fiber, i.e. hemp, jute, linen, etc. Japanese: 麻縄 Asa ( 麻 ): strong, sturdy. Nawa ( 縄 ): rope The Japanese vocabulary does [...]

A generic way to express tying the legs. See also: Ashi

Sometimes shibari is reduced to the shortened word "bari" as in "ebi-bari". See also: Shibari.

Japanese: 棒縛り Bō (棒): Pole Shibari (縛り): "Bondage"  Tied to a pole. The, generally bamboo, pole is used as an integral part of the tie. The term was first used [...]

One interpretation is "armbinder", arms tied straight behind the back. Japanese: 直進 高手小 手縛り Chokushin (直進): Straight Takatekote ( 高手小 手): See takatekote glossary entry Shibari (縛り): Tie