---
title: "Matanawa (股繩)"
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"
---

# Matanawa (股繩)

These are ties that pass the rope through the crotch.

 It should not be confused with *koshi nawa* (腰繩).

 Breakdown:

 
- 股 (*mata*): represents the crotch or thigh area.
- 繩 (*nawa*): represents the rope used in the tie.


## Custom Fields

**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.:** Ties that pass the rope through the crotch: meaning and difference from koshi nawa.