Articles tagged: Gote (後手)

Every style and school has its own version of the gote—one of the most popular figures in shibari—and its own idea of what it is. We study the meaning of the term and establish an operational definition that makes it possible to identify it.

Estimated reading time: 12 minutes.

A study of the function and construction of each of the parts that make up the structure of Akechi-type gote.

Estimated reading time: 8 minutes.

A study of the stabilization of the pelvis and shoulders, and of the muscle activation that sustains it, as the basis for building a gote adapted to each anatomy.

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes.

A study of the biomechanical concepts and techniques applied to stabilize gote-type forms.

Estimated reading time: 14 minutes.

A study of the anatomical risks inherent in gote-type forms, whose poor execution causes a good number of injuries.

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes.

A study of compensations in the body of the person being tied, one of the biggest problems with gote-type forms.

Estimated reading time: 10 minutes.

A study of nerve injury, the most common risk and injury in gote-type forms.

Estimated reading time: 11 minutes.

A study of how to prevent the risks of gote-type forms, starting with adapting the form to the person being tied.

Estimated reading time: 9 minutes.

A step-by-step guide to building the first line of the gote shibari, applying the triangle theory and hon musubi (本結び).

Estimated reading time: 13 minutes.

A step-by-step guide to applying the second line of the gote shibari, understanding its function and when to use it.

Estimated reading time: 11 minutes.

A step-by-step guide to closing the gote shibari with a final tension adjustment and applying the bolt.

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes.

Gote, takate kote and ushiro takate kote are the names we commonly use for the most recognizable tie in shibari: “the gote”.

Gote shibari (後手縛り) is a very efficient restraint technique, but it can also be dangerous if its technical function and mechanisms are not understood.

Gote (後手) is the generic name of one of the most popular and recognizable forms in shibari.

Translated as “skylark”, it does not refer to the knot of the same name, but to the rope reinforcement applied on the forearms, especially in gote-type forms.

Moving the arm backward, as is typically done in gote-style forms, can cause several shoulder problems if it isn’t done properly.

It is a colloquial way of naming a gote used in the Japanese porn industry in the missionary position.

It is sometimes transcribed as shibare and other times as shidare.

It translates as “sash”, and it matches exactly the shape and function of the traditional Japanese back sash.

It literally means “upper rope”.

It is the name of the knot that closes TK-type figures —takate or kannuki shibari— with four fixing points.