Kinbaku World緊縛
The encyclopedia of Japanese rope — its history, people, styles, ties and works, sourced and kept up to date.
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- Itō SeiuJapanese painter (1882–1961) whose research into historical rope restraint earned him the title "father of modern kinbaku".
- Yukimura HarukiJapanese kinbaku master, photographer and performer (1948–2016) who founded Yukimura-ryū, a gentle, emotion-centered style of rope.
- Yukimura-ryūThe style of kinbaku developed by Yukimura Haruki — gentle and emotional, built on "caressing rope" rather than harsh, strenuous positions.
- BakushiShort form of kinbakushi, "bondage master" — a title for an accomplished kinbaku artist.
- HojōjutsuA historical Japanese martial discipline for securing a person with cord or rope, and one of the roots of kinbaku.
- KinbakuJapanese term meaning "tight binding", used for the artistic and erotic practice of Japanese rope bondage.
- NawashiJapanese term for a rope artist; used in bondage contexts for a professional or highly skilled rigger.
- ShibariJapanese word broadly meaning "binding" or "tying"; the most common Western name for Japanese rope bondage since the 1990s.
- Takate koteFoundational upper-body tie that holds the arms behind the back — the base of most kinbaku ties, with rope on the upper arms where nerve injuries are most often reported.
- Kitan ClubOsaka monthly magazine (1947–1975) whose sadomasochistic stories, drawings and photographs helped popularize Japanese bondage in the 1950s.