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title: "Koshi Nawa (腰繩)"
date: 2026-10-22
author: "Sr. Interior (流庵殿)"
categories:
  - name: "Glossary"
    url: "https://shibari-dojo.online/gls-en.md"
tags:
  - name: "Jutsu (術)"
    url: "https://shibari-dojo.online/tags/jutsu-en.md"
---

# Koshi Nawa (腰繩)

*Koshi* (腰) means “hip”, and *nawa* (繩), “rope”, so this term refers generically to all ties involving this area of the body. Other words are added as a prefix or suffix to designate specific ties or techniques, such as the *haya koshi nawa* (早腰繩), or quick hip harness, used to ease transitions in suspension and help distribute loads.

 As a technique, it has countless applications but, broadly speaking, they fall into two large groups:

 
1. When its function is to reduce the load within a more complex application.
2. When we want to use it as a source of stimulation within the pattern of desire.

 It is a very versatile technique that we can always adapt during the session, switching from one function to the other depending on what we are looking for or need at each moment.


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**Content Type — The formal and communicative nature of a piece of content, based on its documentary function.:** Glossary

**Knowledge Type — The nature of knowledge according to its role within practice.:** Technique

**Field of Study — The specific area of practice that the content focuses on.:** Rope

**Corpus — A structured body of reference knowledge that underpins the content.:** Ties

**Criteria — A cross-cutting perspective that defines the emphasis or intent from which the content is approached.:** Application

**Summary — A brief synthesis of the content that presents its main topics, purpose, or most relevant aspects.:** Hip ties: load reduction, stimulation and variants such as the haya koshi nawa.