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In 60 seconds… Tools for rapid capture using rope Dominic Tiernan www.theduchy.com Attributions Below

So that’s the way you want to play it, eh? – Tying a limb using a single hand

This is a method to tie a slip knot onto a single column using only one hand. Note that slip knots can/will tighten over timeif under any tension and are not safe if used too long; care must be taken in the application and use of this knot. Reviewbasic knot and rope safety if you have questions.Prep: A 10’ (2m) rope with ends finished to have a slight knot. (One possibility: the Double Overhand knot)

1. Hold the rope by pinching it between the tips of your firsttwo fingers of your hand, just below the knot. You must useyour finger tips . Continue holding the knot this waythroughout the next steps until instructed otherwise

2. Drape the rope over thetarget limb as shown, withabout 6” (15cm) of rope onthe short end

3. Slide your thumb betweenthe long and short ends

4. Hook the short end withthe back of your thumb

5. Pull the short end cordback toward you, past thelong end to form a new loop

6. Turn your hand to face palm up. You should now have aloop on one side of the long end (with your thumb in it) andthe short end of the rope on the other side (with the knotheld between your fingers) [shown on right]

7. Bend the two fingersholding the knot toward theloop encircling your thumb…

8. …and push the knot intothe loop

9. Grab the knot with your thumb and pull through the loop 10. Pull further to tightenthe slip knot

11. Grab the long end and pull to tighten the completed slipknot

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A Hojojitsu rope

Start a rope 12-15 (4-5m) feet long. Form a bight 1 foot from the end and tie two overhand knots in it.

On the other end, add a double overhand knot.

A Hojojitsu Ittatsu- ryū form

A rapid-capture technique modified from an ancient Hojojitsu Ittatsu- ryū form . Again, t his is not a “safe” tie designed forlong-term wear. The original form was used to quickly capture people. It is designed to hurt and encourage the victim tostop struggling. It can be applied with the victim standing or laying; you behind them.

It uses a single strand, so the force of the rope on the skin can be intense. It also uses knots that can slip, so it can —bydesign —tighten as the person struggles. But what this form is great for its rapid application. Once you get good at it, ittakes less than a minute to apply. Thus this can be great to open your scene but, due to the nature of what it is, you needto plan to switch your victim from this to something designed for longer wear after a little while.

1. I started with a HoJo rope, holdingit like this so it is easy to apply 2. Catch the wrist 3. With your outside arm (your leftas you are going to be catching theleft elbow), draw the cord aroundthe outside of the left arm, justabove the elbow.

4. Wrap it around and under thecord coming from the wrist to form abight that catches the elbow.

5. Draw the cord up to the oppositeshoulder.

6. Go over the shoulder and across the chest to the armpit on the same sideas the elbow you just caught. The rope across the front is shown, but youdon’t need to shift to the front to do this, you can do it from the back.

7. Go under the armpit, both armsand all the rope that you havealready placed, to the oppositearmpit.

(You may need to assist the rope italigning nicely across the back.)

8. Cross the chest again to theopposite shoulder. (I didn’t showthe front this time, but it forms across which you can see in the lastpicture of these instructions.)

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9. Draw the rope from the shoulderto the outside of the opposite armusing your outside hand.

10. Place your inside hand throughthe hole, above the rope you justplaced.

11. Wrap the rope around the arm,grab it with your inside hand andpull it through

12. Pull the rope down and lay it ontop of the wrist that is alreadybound.

13. Bring the unbound wrist up andlay it on top of the rope.

14. Wrap the wrist and pull the ropethrough.

15. …Thus 16. Pull the rope back down againand…

17. Wrap the rope around the wristagain. This wrap should go aroundboth wrists and then hook the ropeagain as shown. The rope will begoing through that small free loopon the other wrist (shown by thegreen arrow).

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18. Thread the rope through thesmall loop on the opposite wrist or,if you didn’t use a HoJo rope, wrapthe rope around the other wrist.

19. Bring the rope back around and run it around all the cords between thewrists.

20. Bring the rope up to the crossbetween the shoulder blades.

21. Weave the rope around the crossed cords to finish it off… 22. Finish the weave. This is a front and back shot of the completed wrap.

More on Hojojitsu: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoj%C5%8Djutsu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ittatsu-ryu_Hojojutsu http://rare.ropemarks.com/glossary/shibari.php http://www.ds-arts.com/Resources/Hojojutsu.html http://www.ds-arts.com/RopeArt/hojo_cleaver.html http://www.sqjh.me.uk/squaddiejh/Hojojutsu.htm

Attributions This course is provided for educational purposes. Actually engaging in any of the activities described has risks.

By engaging in such activities, you state that you are competent to do so, that you and your partner(s) understand and accept all theassociated risks, and that the author bares no liability for your actions.

This course itself —content order, all photographs, instructions and wording —is the original work of Dominic Tiernan and all rights arereserved.

Some of the knots and techniques shown are the original work of Dominic Tiernan and some are not, specifically: The particular technique used for the one-handed tie presented in this course was developed by me. There are other techniques I first learned the Hojo tie from Lee Harrington (http://passionandsoul.com ). I recommend his book “Shibari You C an Use”.