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Ichinawa Kai is the rope school of Hajime Kinoko (not to be confused with Ichiwa-kai the yukuza criminal gang!). Due to some confusion among Westeners as to how Japanese numbering systems work, the word Ichinawa is sometimes used by English speaking riggers to refer to tying with one rope - the correct word for one rope techniques is Ipponawa 一歩縄

' caterpillar tie' floor ties which encompass the whole body leaving the person looking like a caterpillar.

Tying with one rope. Sometimes written as Ichinawa by Western riggers.

石 (いし, ishi) meaning "stone" or "rock".抱 (だき, daki) meaning "hug" or "embrace". This punishment method involved criminals being bound and having heavy stones placed on top of their legs which sat atop corrugated wood crushing the persons legs/

Also known as Itou Seiu (伊藤晴雨). Painter and photographer widely recognised as the Father of Shibari.

Painter and photographer widely recognised as the Father of Shibari.

'rock cave rope binding'. Used to refer to any tie in which the legs are tied apart to expose the genitals. The name of this tie is a reference to the Japanese myth of Amano Iwato ( 天岩戸).In the myth of Amano Iwato, the sun goddess Amaterasu retreats into a cave (Amano Iwato), plunging the world into darkness. The other gods and goddesses, in an attempt to bring her out, perform various rituals, one of which involves hanging a mirror in front of the cave. Eventually, Amaterasu emerges, bringing light back to the world.