Japanese-English shibari glossary: Ashi (脚). Tying techniques involving one or both legs and their biomechanical effect depending on the support.

We use the kanji 脚 and the term ashi as a prefix or suffix to identify techniques involving one or both legs.

Its use is not limited to ties on the legs: it covers every tie performed below the pelvis.

There are different variations, depending on how the body makes contact with its support: we can distinguish between suspension (no contact), standing on the feet (active use of the reaction force), and sitting or lying down (a large part of the body in direct contact with the floor).

The more the ground reaction force is used, the greater the biomechanical effect, that is, the greater the activation.

Applications that simply call for direct stimulation are usually performed with the body on the floor: sitting or lying down.