---
title: "Ue no Nawa (上の繩)"
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"
  - name: "Gote (後手)"
    url: "https://shibari-dojo.online/tags/gote-en.md"
---

# Ue no Nawa (上の繩)

It literally means “upper rope”.

 It refers to the set of ropes that structure and control the upper part of the body, especially the torso, shoulders and collarbone area, within a tie.

 In a *gote*-type form, it refers to the “first line”.

 It is not necessarily a specific knot, but a structural function within the rope system, creating an enveloping line of tension that:

 
- connects the arms to the torso;
- allows the body to “respond” to the rope.


## 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.:** Upper rope or first line in gote-type forms: its structural role in the tie.