Japanese-English shibari glossary: Kannuki Shibari (門縛り). An iconic Yagami Ryu torso harness: efficient, safe and versatile, and distinct from the takate kote.

It is a torso harness characteristic of the Yagami Ryu.

It is an iconic figure in contemporary shibari.

It is not just a form for studying the style; in itself, it is an efficient, safe and versatile harness when its fundamentals and application are understood.

Although its visual similarity to the takate kote leads people to confuse them, it is a completely different technique in construction and function.

Within the Yagami Ryu, it belongs to the shoden keito (初傳系統) group of techniques.