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13 07 2018

Dorei

By |2018-07-13T20:01:41+02:0013th July 2018|Categories: |0 Comments

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

By |2020-07-07T20:16:49+02:003rd August 2018|Categories: |0 Comments

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

By |2018-08-03T13:56:52+02:0013th July 2018|Categories: |0 Comments

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

By |2018-07-24T15:02:34+02:0013th July 2018|Categories: |0 Comments

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 [...]

13 07 2018

Furoshiki

By |2023-02-17T15:15:30+01:0013th July 2018|Categories: |0 Comments

Japanese: 風呂敷 Although possibly dating back as far as the middle of the Nara period, the name, meaning \"bath spread\", derives from the Edo period practice of using them to bundle [...]

13 07 2018

Futomomo

By |2023-05-26T07:15:29+02:0013th July 2018|Categories: |0 Comments

Japanese: 太腿 (ふともも) Upper leg. "Momo" means thigh where "futo" is the adjective to mean fat, thick or large. Futomomo is a body part     Futomomo zuri Japanese: 太腿吊り [...]

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