Hojo Jutsu

Hojo jutsu is an ancient martial art for capturing and restraining prisoners with rope. It is also my latest fascination because to me it is beautiful, elaborate yet simplistic and has the potential to be at times incredibly and deliciously sadistic!!

History of the art:

There is a fair bit info available on the web regarding some of the history & tradition of Hojo Jutsu and rather than merely compile that information again here, I have decided to merely link to several of the most interesting sites I have found.

Art or Style: Hojo Jutsu

Squaddiejh's Page

Hojo jutsu - The art of tying

Yamatanidojo

Origins of other japanese Bondages

Jim Stewart

Rules of Hojo Jutsu:

1) Do not allow the prisoner to escape

2) Do not cause physical or mental injury to the prisoner

3) Not to allow others to see the tying techniques

4) To make the bondage pleasing to look at

Specific Hojo jutsu terminology:

hayanawa - "fast rope" a shorter length rope used for the initial restraint, approximately 2.5 hiros

hiro - unit of traditional measure for length, roughly 1.8 meters or the length between a man's outstretched arms.

hojo jutsu - the art of using rope to capture, restrain and transport suspects and criminals in Japan during the Middle Ages & Early Modern periods.

hon nawa - "main rope" the long rope used for restraining & transporting a suspect securely. Ranged in length from 5 - 13 hiros.

jakuguchi - a small loop worked into one end of a torinawa

kaginawa - "hooked rope" a rope with a metal hook or barb fastened to one end used to capture a fleeing suspect

torinawa - any rope used in hojo jutsu

Disclaimer!!

Many of the ties depicted on this page involve ropes around the front of the throat which would cause pressure on the throat if the suspect struggled in his bonds resulting in loss of circulation to the brain, strangulation and possibly even death.

It almost always also utilizes wraps around the upper arm that were intended to purposely block circulation to the brachial arteries causing them to go to sleep so that the suspect could not fight.

These techniques are obviously not intended for use by inexperienced persons or by persons that are prone to circulatory problems, seizures or other medical conditions.

In other words, PLEASE do not try this stuff at home!

Hojo Finger Tie

I picked up a book on Hojo jutsu that is written entirely in japanese that is absolutely fabulous! There was a specific diagram that I had a lot of trouble figuring out so while at Shibaricon in May I threw it out to some of the greatest bondage minds in the western hemisphere to see what they could come up with.

It was amazing and exciting for me to see at least a half dozen of these talented rope artists all working out this specific finger tie and at least 2 of them came up with great solutions to it.

I am proud to link to Lynn Grant's rendition below and look forward to posting a pic of Lochai's solution soon as well! Special thanks again Lynn! (Ps all adult content restriction rules apply to this site. If you are unsure what that means click here first: Rope Fashions)

Hojo Jutsu Finger Tie tutorial by Lynn Grant of Rope Fashions