Ushiro Takate Kote To tie the arms behind the back by Tatu (c) 2001, Revised 2005 ________________________________________________________ The exact source origin of this term is not known. The Ushiro Takate Kote is the basic Kinbaku Tie. Many if not most historic ties begin with or include this chest harness styled form.   "Ushiro" means "behind" or "behind the back". "Takate Kote" refers to the U-shaped box arm form. You will need a rope about 25'-35' (8-12 meters) long. This will vary with the size of your subject. (1) Begin by positioning the arms behind the back in the classic Japanese u-shape arm position.  Fold the rope in half creating a what is known as a "larks head". Begin by wrapping the wrists first. (2) We will wrap the wrists two or three times.   (3) It is preferred to leave a little slack around the wrists rather than tie it down tightly, risking loss of circulation or nerve impingement. Tie the wrists by passing the larks head of the rope under all the bands around the wrists and tie off with a square knot ,or two half hitches, or even a slip knot if you want a true quick release possibility.  The wrists are tied separately from the main chest harness so it can be released if the arms need to be repositioned. (4) The finished wrist tie.   (5)  We now take the rope around the outside of the arms above the breasts first. (6)   Wrap all the way around to the back and loop under your rope coming up from the wrists. (7) Go around and wrap your rope in the opposite direction below the breasts. (8) Continue around the outside of the arms and to the center position and loop under the center rope.   (9) Wrap around again in the opposite direction below the breasts and tie off in the back. The finished back. The finished front. Tatu Sensei added a few other things to the tie, including a sukura, or sakuranbo in the waste / crotch area.  The result? A beautiful "yumi", beautifully posed pleasing her Sensei. ________________________________________________________ All content & design © 1995-2020,  TPPI and its affiliates and assigns and licensors, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. No claim to copyright is made for original U.S. Government Works. "DsARts", "The Academy of DsARts", "Academy of D/s Arts, Japanese Rope ARt, and "The ARt of Geisha", "The Geisha Files", "The Way of Rope" are copyright titles, logos and signatures of TPPI. Permission is granted to use this terminology when referring to or linking to this website. Unauthorized use is a willful infringement upon my rights under 17 U.S.C. Section 101 et seq. making one liable for statutory damages as high as $150,000 for each occurrence as set forth in Section 504 (c)(2) therein. All Models are at least 21 years old. In accordance with the Federal Labeling and Recording-keeping law (18 U.S.C. 2257), the records required by Federal Law for this website are kept on file.