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title: "Lesson 4.2"
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# Lesson 4.2

A study of *katas* as exercises for understanding the technique, and of the *koden shibari* (古傳縛り) form, the basis for learning to manage the body from the rope.

 Estimated reading time: 29 minutes.


## 4.2.4 Koden III

![4.2.4 Koden III](https://shibari-dojo.online/images/course/t424en_sq.webp)

The third and final part of the *koden shibari* guide: managing tension, handling, and untying.

 Estimated reading time: 4 minutes.


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## 4.2.3 Koden II

![4.2.3 Koden II](https://shibari-dojo.online/images/course/t423en_sq.webp)

A step-by-step guide to performing the *koden shibari* form by applying the technical fundamentals *tetori sankaku* (手取三角), *hon musubi* (本結び), and *fuchin* (浮沈).

 Estimated reading time: 9 minutes.


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## 4.2.2 Koden

![4.2.2 Koden](https://shibari-dojo.online/images/course/t422en_sq.webp)

A form inspired by the old capture techniques, which we use as a basis for studying how to manage the body from the rope.

 Estimated reading time: 9 minutes.


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## 4.2.1 Figures and forms

![4.2.1 Figures and forms](https://shibari-dojo.online/images/course/t421en_sq.webp)

In *sekibaku* (責縛), technique is learned through the study of its fundamentals and their application in *katas*: forms and figures that are used in study as exercises, but not in real practice.

 Estimated reading time: 8 minutes.


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