The 'Curves Ahead' TK!
Added 2019-04-21 18:23:29 +0000 UTCThis variation on the Takate Kote or Gote Shibari is great for people who, for whatever reason, would prefer a wider bands around the arms. It prevents those extra cords from getting all bunched up together! When you make the strap(s) wider, you spread the force across a more area and make the harness more comfortable for floor bondage or suspension.
Check out the 'Curves Ahead' TK!
I have had a number of great ideas come in from many of our members over the past few weeks. I am working on getting a few of them shot so we can have another vote with more fun options. I will let you all know when the new options are up!
Thanks to you all!!
Lazarus
Comments
@Psuedonymous. I really appreciate you looking this over and sending your thoughts. I relayed this as it was taught to me and I know that the couple who invented it did routinely use it for suspensions. But you raise some really interesting points; we should be able to update this original to make a version 2 that is even better. I don’t have time to talk in detail at the moment, but I’ll reach out with more complete thoughts in a little while. I look forward to the collaboration! We’ll all work together to make a better, right? :-) In the meantime, I will update the post with a note about use for suspensions until we work out some more details for the updated version.
Lazarus Redmayne
2019-04-22 01:00:57 +0000 UTCI have a few concerns with this tie when it comes to suspension (probably fine for floor ties): 1) The start of the upper kanuki runs over the outside of the lower Kanuki, which when tensioned will load the arms rather than the chest. This line should run inside the lower kanukis (like you would when adding a third rope) to preferentially load the chest wraps. 2) The lack of upper kanukis. While for many omitting the upper kanukis is a personal preference of the bottom, the 'rosette munters' are not a substitute for kanukis; as they do not cinch the upper ties together, and thus do not perform the function of transferring stem load onto the chest wraps, loading the upper stem in a 'face forward' suspension for the tie shown will load the upper arms directly. 3) Lack of stem reinforcement. Whilst the hexagon pattern of munters does provide some support to the wrists, there is nothing the prevent the core of the stem (line from the initial single column around the wrists, up through the core C and X frictions, and out the side of the X to form the first upper wrap) from pulling right through the stem when loaded and distending the tie.
Psuedonymous
2019-04-21 19:39:45 +0000 UTC
