Rope bondage ties, terms and knots
Hojojustu - Military practice of restraints. Cited as the
origins of Kinbaku and Shibari
Shibari - To tie, The bondage art of Kinbaku, Refers to Western fusion rope bondage
Kinbaku - Bind Tightly. Traditional Eastern style
rope bondage
Zankoku No Bi - "The beauty of torture" the origin of
Kinbaku
Fusion - Western style rope bondage
Kazushi- Messy style, jazz equivalent in rope
Nawa - Rope
Rope Drunk - Nawa yoi
Tsuri - Suspension
Ippon nawa - One rope
Hojojutsu - Restraint
Tenugui - Traditional cotton towel used as a blindfold
Nawashi - Rope Master
TIES & TERMS
Box tie - TK or takate kote
Arms Free Chest harness - Shinju
Shrimp tie - Ebi
Frog tie - Futomomo (often on legs)
Rifle tie - Teppo
Bunny or Pillow tie - Waki (elbows up)
Demon tie - Tengu (elbows down)
Diamond tie - Hishi
Body tie - Karada
Hip Harness - Koshi-nawa
Vertical tie - Hashira
Hair tie - Kami
Sideways tie - Yoko
Ladder tie - Ryo
Inverted tie - Sakasa
KNOTS (musubime) & TERMS
Square, Reef, Boola Boola or Yuki knot (often in single columns)
Cinch - kannuki
Tail or Working end - nawajiri
Cross hitch - Munter or nodome
Gote - hands behind back
Lark’s head (often used for rope connection)
Granny knot
Double Coin knot
Half hitch - takedome
Burlington bowline
Somerville bowline
Open rope is every 2nd Friday of the month.
Non-members: $15
Hell Fire Club Members: 20% Discount
