H is for... (Hj-Hz)

Originally the name for a method of securing animals, this term can be applied to any tie in which someone is face down with legs and arms secured together, often causing the body to arch backwards. This can cause significant pressure on the chest so care needs to be taken.

Traditional Japanese art of rope tying or restraint used by samurai and law enforcement during the Edo period (1603-1868). It is been a source of inspiration for a lot of modern shibari,

Also called an inline cuff, this is formed by rope being wrapped around a limb and secured with a half-hitch.

A knot referred to in English as the reef knot, used in shibari as a single column tie.