Mayfly tie- a strappardo with a hishi design (diamond shapes) between the arms.

Spread-leg crab tie' describes a position in which the legs and forearms are tied to each other creating a spread leg position.

'spread leg tie'. While there are many varieties of spread leg ties this name can be applied to them all as a general category.

'holding/hugging tie' This tie can involve either both arms holding one or two legs and then tied with a single column to secure.

Hair tie

'body binding' this can refer to any rope pattern that ties the body but is most often applied to non-gote ties that are tied to the torso and extend beyond the chest.

Tie in which someone is suspended from a single ankle.

'Snail tie' this simple tie is a popular as a sexual position.

'beast tie' This tie is named after the appearance of animals that have been killed and are brought back tied to a pole.

'tortoise shell tie' any tie in which the ropes form hexagon shapes.

'hands tied behind the head' see Bunny ears.

'Tie with both wrists at the back of the head' see Bunny ears.

'neck binding' any tie which involves rope around the neck. Only to be attempted by advanced riggers.

A general catagory for any ties to the legs

Any tie where the legs are spread and form an M shape. This tie is sometimes abbreviated to M-ji shibari (M字縛り), or M shibari (M縛り).

'Front hand binding' any tie in which the hands are tied in front of the body.

'Crotch Rope' a broard catagory of ties involving rope going over or applying presure to the crotch.

ties in which the legs are tied together in a straight line

'tied thighs'

'chest rope' see Chest harness.

Generic word for rope suspension

Ties on someone in a seated or laying position.

Where one or more limbs are attached to a suspension point but the tied person remains in contact with the ground.

'both legs bound together straight'. See mermaid ties.

Suspension using both legs/ankles only.

'hands behind holding both legs' A tie originally created by Akechi Denki which was loaded from a chest harness now more normally referred to as Daruma Shibari or moon tie.

'both legs bound with a gote' I include this tie to provide an example of the flexibility of naming when it comes to ties. The rope pattern and position in this tie is very different from Ryōkyaku Gote Kakae Shibari 両脚後手抱え縛り although elements may have visual simularties. In this tie a Gote Shibari has been used (a chest tie that goes over the arms) where as in the origional tie the Gote Kakae is used to mean hold both legs.

'Wrists tied together'

Inverted suspension

'tying the cherry' euphemism for crotch ties / matanawa

'monkey gag' originally a reference to a gag specifically to restrict speech now used to refer to any gag.

'tormenting rope' sometimes translated as torture rope. This refers to ties that are deliberately painful, often with carefully - and safely applied pressure. Sometimes they are tied using deliberately uncomfetable rope like palm rope.

'pearl tie' used as a euphemism for breast, see breast bondage.

Known in Japanese as Katatsumuri Shibari 蝸牛縛り this simple tie is a popular as a sexual position. This tie is accomplished by tying the arms together with a single or double column tie and drawing the arms between the legs.

Ties in which the four limbs are tied independently to stretch out the person.

Arms tied straight elbows, behind back and often raised. Originally used as a method of torture with the hands raised behind the back.

Suspension. Hands and Legs tied beind, weight placed on back.

any tie in which the person is suspended completely by ropes.

Each arm and leg tied independently to suspension point to allow for a suspension from four limbs.

A literal translation is 'high/upper hands small/lower hands'. This name tends to be applied to Gotes/Box ties which are tied using three ropes. Some particualar Ryu refer to the Gote tied in their particular style as a a Takatekote - and this is sometimes shortned to 3TK.

Tied together like a ball of hay/straw.

Tied handcuffs

This refers to a tie in which the arms are bound with a rope that goes behind the hand to form the shape in the picture shown above.

Rifle Tie

Any tie that involves the body being fully taken off the ground by ropes. see suspension. Written as / pronounced as Zuri when it follows another word.

Reverse Prayer, any tie in which the hands are in a prater position behind the back.