Editing Bondage positions and methods (section)

== Ties of the lower body ==
===Crotch rope===
[[File:Bonda2x.jpg|thumb|A crotch roped woman]]
A '''crotch rope''' (known in [[Japanese bondage]] as ''Matanawa'', ''Sakura''&thinsp;{{sfn|Harrington|2007|pp= 125–145}} or '''''Sukaranbo'''''&thinsp;<ref name=sukaranbo>{{Cite web |website=Japanese-Rope-Bondage.com |url=http://www.japanese-rope-bondage.com/sukaranbo-cherry-rope-bondage.htm |title=Sukaranbo - Cherry Rope Bondage |access-date=2019-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090222050430/http://www.japanese-rope-bondage.com/sukaranbo-cherry-rope-bondage.htm |archive-date=2009-02-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>) is a rope that passes between the [[Labium (genitalia)|labia]] to apply painful or pleasurable pressure to the vulva. The rope is anchored by being tied around the waist. A crotch rope is most commonly made of [[hemp]] or [[jute]], but [[webbing]], [[strap]]s or a [[bondage harness|harness]] are also used. It is sometimes combined with other bondage techniques including [[predicament bondage]].{{sfn|Harrington|2007|p=210}}

A crotch rope may be tied over clothing or directly onto the skin; it can be worn under clothing or in full view. While crotch ropes are most commonly used on women, variations exist for use on men.<ref name=Kinkly>{{cite web|title=Crotch Rope|url=https://www.kinkly.com/definition/6342/crotch-rope|website=Kinkly|date=9 February 2022}}</ref>
A crotch rope can also be used as an unsophisticated type of [[chastity belt]].<ref name=Redmayne>{{cite web |last1=Redmayne |first1=Lazarus |title=Tutorials – TheDuchy |url=https://www.theduchy.com/tutorial/ |website=TheDuchy |date=14 December 2017 |access-date=24 September 2019}}</ref>

===Technique===
[[File:Alsana Sin by ropemarks.jpg|thumb|160px|left|[[Rope bondage]] in an uncomfortable position. It involves [[crotch rope]], [[breast bondage]], elbow bondage, [[mouth gag]], among other techniques.]]

A crotch rope may consist of either a single line running between the legs to stimulate the genitals, or two lines running either side of them to leave them exposed.<ref name=Kinkly/> In the former case, the rope may pass between the [[labia majora]]<ref>{{Cite book |title=Dangerous Relationships: Pornography, Misogyny And, Rape |last=Russell |first=Diana |date=14 May 1998 |isbn=978-0-7619-0525-7 |page=87}}</ref> or deeper through the [[pudendal cleft]] of the [[vulva]]. Knots can be tied in the rope to apply specific pressure to the [[Human anus|anus]] or [[clitoris]].<ref name=sukaranbo/> A crotch rope is usually fixed in place by tying it to a rope around the waist just above the hips or by tying the two ends to a fixture. Crotch ropes are sometimes used in BDSM activities, especially on female [[dominance and submission|submissives]], most commonly as a part of [[tease and denial]]. A crotch rope is sometimes combined with the [[damsel in distress]] pose used in silent films, where the arms are tied together behind the back at the elbows and wrists, and the legs are tied together at the knees and ankles.<ref name="ASI"/> To prevent the transmission of infection, crotch ropes are often kept solely for the use of one partner.<ref>{{cite web|title=Common Approaches to Care & Storage|url=https://ropestudy.com/courses/101/lessons/rope-selection-care/topic/common-approaches-to-care-storage/|website=Rope Study|access-date=8 April 2025}}</ref>

====Variations====
For abrasion play if the rope is not tied to the waist it can be moved forward and backward between the labia or the subject can be made to walk across it.

The ropes may be wrapped tightly around the waist and tied off in front, fed down across the genitals, then pulled back up behind and tied to other cords wrapped around the wrists, doubling as a cinch to tighten them further. This allows the rope bound person some ability to vary pressure on the genitals (often causing sexual stimulation) at the cost of reduced freedom of movement. If such a cord is pulled extremely tight the wrists and arms will have very little freedom of movement particularly when combined with elbow bondage and the hands will be firmly forced in contact with the buttocks.<ref>{{cite web |title=Unchastity Belt |url=https://www.theduchy.com/crotch-rope/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118174903/https://www.theduchy.com/crotch-rope/ |archive-date=18 January 2022 |website=The Duchy}}</ref>

===Frogtie===
[[File:Frogtie-bb-lorelei-15303.jpg|thumb|right|Frogtie position is used for genital accessibility. This woman is wearing a crotch flap for increased accessibility, for uses such as locking and rubbing.]]
The '''frogtie''' is a lower-body bondage position in which a person's legs are bent fully at the knees. They are bound separately ankle-to-thigh, and also just behind the knee, in the likeness of a crouched frog.<ref name=ASI/> The knees may be left free, closely together or widely spread. This is the starting point of many other ties.

This tie places the person in a position where they are vulnerable but not completely immobilized and can still move about, albeit in an awkward crawling motion. The frogtie, with the person restrained so, can also be used as a restrictive [[sex position]] or as a basis for more restrictive bondage. The bound person's wrist tie can also be tethered to some sort of immovable ring by an arbitrary length of cord, allowing some limited freedom of movement while preventing escape. [[Kinbaku]] enthusiasts could use a futumomo tie.<ref name=Redmayne/>

The [[wrists]] on each side are often then tied to the [[ankle]]/thigh combination on their respective sides, although it is possible to tie each wrist to the opposite ankle and make the position noticeably more strict.<ref name=lexicon/>

In a similar position, the person's wrists are simply bound to their corresponding ankles. However, that position cannot be fully considered as a frogtie, because it does not match the "bound ankle-to-thigh" condition.

===Positions of the legs===
The legs may be tied together, sometimes described as the "virgin position", or apart, known as the "slut position".<ref name=lexicon/> The submissive can be standing, kneeling, sitting, or have the knees drawn up to the chest. The standing position may be relaxed, on tiptoe, or, at the most extreme, [[en pointe]].<ref name=lexicon/> A common technique in [[Japanese bondage]] is for the bound person to stand on one leg while the ankle of the other leg is bound to the standing thigh. This is a form of asymmetric bondage and the lack of balance is disorientating for the subject.<ref>{{cite book|title=Forensic and Medico-legal Aspects of Sexual Crimes and Unusual Sexual Practices|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uNkNhPZQprcC&pg=PA147|first=Anil|last=Aggrawal|publisher=CRC Press|date=2008|isbn=9781420043099|page=147}}</ref>

===Lotus position===
Some more flexible submissives are comfortable sitting in the [[yoga]] [[lotus position]].<ref name=ASI/>