In 60 seconds… Tools for rapid capture using rope
Dominic Tiernan
www.theduchy.com
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So that’s the way you want to play it, eh? – Tying a limb using a single hand This is a method to tie a slip knot onto a single column using only one hand. Note that slip knots can/will tighten over time if under any tension and are not safe if used too long; care must be taken in the application and use of this knot. Review basic knot and rope safety if you have questions. Prep: A 10’ (2m) rope with ends finished to have a slight knot. (One possibility: the Double Overhand knot)
1. Hold the rope by pinching it between the tips of your first two fingers of your hand, just below the knot. You must use your finger tips. Continue holding the knot this way throughout the next steps until instructed otherwise
5. Pull the short end cord back toward you, past the long end to form a new loop
2. Drape the rope over the target limb as shown, with about 6” (15cm) of rope on the short end
3. Slide your thumb between 4. Hook the short end with the long and short ends the back of your thumb
6. Turn your hand to face palm up. You should now have a 7. Bend the two fingers 8. …and push the knot into loop on one side of the long end (with your thumb in it) and holding the knot toward the the loop the short end of the rope on the other side (with the knot loop encircling your thumb… held between your fingers) [shown on right]
9. Grab the knot with your thumb and pull through the loop
10. Pull further to tighten the slip knot
11. Grab the long end and pull to tighten the completed slip knot
A Hojojitsu rope Start a rope 12-15 (4-5m) feet long. Form a bight 1 foot from the end and tie two overhand knots in it.
On the other end, add a double overhand knot.
A Hojojitsu Ittatsu-ryū form A rapid-capture technique modified from an ancient Hojojitsu Ittatsu-ryū form. Again, this is not a “safe” tie designed for long-term wear. The original form was used to quickly capture people. It is designed to hurt and encourage the victim to stop struggling. It can be applied with the victim standing or laying; you behind them. It uses a single strand, so the force of the rope on the skin can be intense. It also uses knots that can slip, so it can—by design—tighten as the person struggles. But what this form is great for its rapid application. Once you get good at it, it takes less than a minute to apply. Thus this can be great to open your scene but, due to the nature of what it is, you need to plan to switch your victim from this to something designed for longer wear after a little while.
1. I started with a HoJo rope, holding 2. Catch the wrist it like this so it is easy to apply
3. With your outside arm (your left as you are going to be catching the left elbow), draw the cord around the outside of the left arm, just above the elbow.
6. Go over the shoulder and across the chest to the armpit on the same side 7. Go under the armpit, both arms as the elbow you just caught. The rope across the front is shown, but you and all the rope that you have don’t need to shift to the front to do this, you can do it from the back. already placed, to the opposite armpit. (You may need to assist the rope it aligning nicely across the back.)
4. Wrap it around and under the cord coming from the wrist to form a bight that catches the elbow. 5. Draw the cord up to the opposite shoulder.
8. Cross the chest again to the opposite shoulder. (I didn’t show the front this time, but it forms a cross which you can see in the last picture of these instructions.)
9. Draw the rope from the shoulder to the outside of the opposite arm using your outside hand.
11. Wrap the rope around the arm, grab it with your inside hand and pull it through
12. Pull the rope down and lay it on top of the wrist that is already bound.
13. Bring the unbound wrist up and lay it on top of the rope.
15. …Thus
16. Pull the rope back down again and…
17. Wrap the rope around the wrist again. This wrap should go around both wrists and then hook the rope again as shown. The rope will be going through that small free loop on the other wrist (shown by the green arrow).
10. Place your inside hand through the hole, above the rope you just placed.
14. Wrap the wrist and pull the rope through.
18. Thread the rope through the small loop on the opposite wrist or, if you didn’t use a HoJo rope, wrap the rope around the other wrist.
19. Bring the rope back around and run it around all the cords between the wrists.
21. Weave the rope around the crossed cords to finish it off…
20. Bring the rope up to the cross between the shoulder blades.
22. Finish the weave. This is a front and back shot of the completed wrap.
More on Hojojitsu:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoj%C5%8Djutsu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ittatsu-ryu_Hojojutsu http://rare.ropemarks.com/glossary/shibari.php http://www.ds-arts.com/Resources/Hojojutsu.html http://www.ds-arts.com/RopeArt/hojo_cleaver.html http://www.sqjh.me.uk/squaddiejh/Hojojutsu.htm
Attributions
This course is provided for educational purposes. Actually engaging in any of the activities described has risks. By engaging in such activities, you state that you are competent to do so, that you and your partner(s) understand and accept all the associated risks, and that the author bares no liability for your actions. This course itself—content order, all photographs, instructions and wording—is the original work of Dominic Tiernan and all rights are reserved. Some of the knots and techniques shown are the original work of Dominic Tiernan and some are not, specifically: The particular technique used for the one-handed tie presented in this course was developed by me. There are other techniques I first learned the Hojo tie from Lee Harrington (http://passionandsoul.com). I recommend his book “Shibari You Can Use”.
