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Japanese rope vocabulary: ties, floor positions, suspensions, knots and terms. Tap a card to reveal the answer.

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Ties & harnesses · Foundational

Takate Kote

高手小手
Box tie (TK)
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Arms folded behind the back, forearms parallel and stacked, with wraps above and below the chest. Full name: ushiro takate kote shibari. The core upper-body harness and the usual main upline point in suspension.

SafetyHighest nerve risk of any tie — the radial nerve sits on the outer upper arm. Numbness, tingling, or weak grip means release now.
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Terms · Foundational

Hojōjutsu 捕縄術: Martial art of restraint

Historical samurai/police art of restraining prisoners with rope; often cited as an ancestor of kinbaku. Also torinawajutsu.

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