Week 21: Sitting and Kneeling

Many classic poses start sitting or kneeling. Being on the ground but still holding the balance in restriction is a challenge in itself.

The goal of this week is to explore a variety of sitting and kneeling positions and adapt them to the person being tied.

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Day 141: Kneeling – Aka Seiza 正座 – Use rope to maintain a kneeling position, keeping the feet together under the butt for extra restriction. Combine with your favourite upper body tie for a perfect position. Inspirations and Resources Photo by Wykd_Dave   Photo by Tho4ns  Photo by A_Hakan

Day 142: Sitting Sideways – Aka Broken seiza, onehsanzuwari お姉さん座りor yokozuwari 横座りi (sideways sitting). Create a tie to hold a sitting position with the ankles on the side. An easy way to achieve this is to tie the ankle to an upper-body structure. Inspirations and Resources Photo by Blind_Valentine

Day 143: Hero Pose – Aka petanko-zuwari ぺたんこ座り (flat sitting). Tie the feet on each side in a kneeling position. This position may be difficult depending on flexibility. Sit on a block or a cushion to make it easier. Inspirations and Resources Photo by Wykd_Dave

Day 144: Windmill – Create a position with both legs bent and pointing in the same direction, forming two wings of a windmill. Inspirations and Resources Photo by -EM- Photo by Nicolas Yoroï  Photo by KJ Photo by Red_Kali  Photo by Olivia Lyon

Day 145: Swan – aka Pigeon pose – Add some challenge to the body by tying one leg bent in front and pulling the other one in the back as high as you can. Inspirations and Resources Photo by ShatteredPulse Photo by SarifkaMorgan

Day 146: More Crossed-Leg – Continue the exploration of crossed-leg from day 139 with variations of positions sitting crossed-legged such as the lotus pose and the shoelace pose. Inspirations and Resources Photo by WykD_Dave  Photo by -Fuoco-   Photo by Pinkerbelle  Photo by Hajime Kinoko  Photo by ChristianRed

Day 147: Twisted – Explore how you can twist the body while sitting or kneeling. We will continue our exploration of the twist with Torsions in Day 166. Inspirations and Resources Photo by Nicolas Yoroï   Photo by Littlest_Ducky

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Inspirations and Resources

• Kinbaku Vocabulary 101: Sitting Positions in Japanese by Alice Liddell 

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Credit: Banner, windmill, more crossed leg M: FreakyFerret R/P: Ebi McKnotty – Kneeling, sideway, hero, swan M: Miss Soffia R/P: Ebi McKnotty – Twisted M: AlexK7 R/P: Ebi McKnotty