Japanese Bondage - Glossary

Glossary

• kinbaku (緊縛?): (noun) literally 'tight binding'. It does not convey the meaning of sexual bondage outside SM circles. However, some experts, e.g. Kinoko Hajime and Osada Steve, make a distinction from 'shibari' in that it is used to refer to sessions with a strong emotional exchange.
• kinbakushi (緊縛師?): (noun) kinbaku master, can be shortened to bakushi.
• shibari (縛り?): (adverb) the act of tying, binding or weaving. It does not convey the meaning of sexual bondage outside SM circles.
• shibaru (縛る?): (verb) tie or bind with a rope
• nawa shibari (縄縛り?): (noun) rope-tying with a rope (an incorrect, "made-up" term, does not exist in Japanese )
• nawashi (縄師?): (noun) literally,"a maker of rope", but in SM circles it means a professional "rope artist" (source Master K's book "Shibari, The art of Japanese Bondage")