Editing Bondage positions and methods (section)

=== Box tie ===
[[File:Basic box tie.svg|thumb|upright|Back-view of basic box tie bondage]]
{{See also|Japanese bondage}} 
The box tie is a tie of the chest and upper arms, and is combined to create with ties of the lower limbs as a component or variation of other ties. Both arms are supported in parallel behind the back by a core and made immobile by a tensioned rope connecting the midpoint of the upper arms.<ref name=ASI/>
[[File:Bondage model and rigger at BoundCon 2015 custom photoshoot 8.jpg|thumb|left|A male [[bondage rigger]] demonstrates to the audience how to do box tie bondage at BoundCon 2015, [[Munich]].]]

The TK wrap or shibari box tie, ''gote shibari'', is a single column tie of the upper body. It is also called a ''takate kote''.<ref name=tk>{{cite web |title=Crash Restraint-Takate kote survey |url=https://crash-restraint.com/blog/2014/09/08/takate-kote-wrap-positioning-survey-results |website=crash-restraint.com |access-date=30 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501022247/https://crash-restraint.com/blog/2014/09/08/takate-kote-wrap-positioning-survey-results |archive-date=1 May 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The forearms are placed in parallel high behind the back. This forms the starting point for the tie that has a top rope that encircles the torso and arms just below the shoulder, tying back to a central point, creating a ''stem'' down to the forearms. This is the distinguishing feature of the box-tie. A lower rope encircles the arms and torso at a midpoint between the upper rope and elbow, tying back to the stem.<ref name="black">{{cite web |title=Bondage Knowledge: Box Tie Arm Placement |url=http://theblackpomegranate.com/box-tie-arm-placement/ |website=The Black Pomegranate |access-date=30 April 2019 |date=23 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430161259/http://theblackpomegranate.com/box-tie-arm-placement/ |archive-date=30 April 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

TK wraps are used in [[suspension bondage]], and if the ropes are misplaced the body weight can crush the [[radial nerve]] leading to the serious and possibly irreversible condition known as [[wrist drop]]. There is no absolutely safe position for the top wrap; the mid-point gap between the [[triceps]] and the [[Deltoid muscle|deltoid]] muscles is the most problematic.<ref name=tk/>

====Variants====
The cross-chest boxtie replaces the top rope by one that passes over the shoulder and back under the opposite arm, reverses tension and then repeats over the other shoulder.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cross-Chest Box Tie |url=https://www.theduchy.com/cross-chest-box-tie/ |website=TheDuchy.com |date=10 December 2017 |access-date=30 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430221857/https://www.theduchy.com/cross-chest-box-tie/ |archive-date=30 April 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

A more strenuous alternative is the elbows together tie, which can lead to a strappado, or the reverse-prayer ties the over-arm (''Hasenohren'') or bunny ears ties, method is another way of restraining the hands.<ref name=ASI/>

The Star Harness restrains the arms.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Redmayne |first1=Lazarus |title=Star Harness (w Arms) – TheDuchy |date=10 December 2017 |url=https://www.theduchy.com/star-harness-arms/ |access-date=24 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924124726/https://www.theduchy.com/star-harness-arms/ |archive-date=24 September 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> There is also the Pentagram (Star Harness).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Redmayne |first1=Lazarus |date=10 December 2017 |title=Pentagram – TheDuchy |url=https://www.theduchy.com/pentagram-harness-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924124740/https://www.theduchy.com/star-harness/ |archive-date=24 September 2019 |access-date=24 September 2019 |website=The Duchy}}</ref>