Editing Bondage positions and methods (section)

=== Breast bondage ===
[[File:Bondcon Gag and Karada.png|thumb|Side view of breast bondage at BoundCon, Germany, 2008]]
'''Breast bondage''' is a bondage technique which involves the tying of rope around a woman's [[breast]]s in a visually intricate and decorative pattern. Breast bondage most commonly uses rope, but [[webbing]], [[strap]]s, a [[bondage harness]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Breast Bondage|date=1 May 2022|url=https://www.kinkly.com/definition/1173/breast-bondage|website=Kinkly}}</ref> or bondage tape may also be used.<ref name=Pinkerton>{{cite web|title=In-Depth Guide on How to Tie Tits|url=https://joynights.org/how-to-tie-tits/|website=Joy Nights|first=Martha|last=Pinkerton|date=17 November 2022}}</ref>

Breast bondage often focuses on the decorative, [[aesthetic]] and [[erotic]] aspects of the result, and not on [[Immobilization (pathology)|immobilization]] of the female subject. However, breast bondage can be combined with other techniques which restrict the subject's mobility and can provide securing points for other bondage plays, such as [[crotch rope]] and [[breast torture]].<ref name="Shinju">{{cite web |author=Lazarus |title=Shinju – TheDuchy |url=https://www.theduchy.com/shinju/ |website=The Duchy |date=3 July 2018 |access-date=29 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829182456/https://www.theduchy.com/shinju/ |archive-date=29 August 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Lazarus |title=Bikini Harness – TheDuchy |url=https://www.theduchy.com/bikini-harness/ |website=The Duchy |date=17 December 2017 |access-date=29 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829182455/https://www.theduchy.com/bikini-harness/ |archive-date=29 August 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Hence it can be used as an expression of [[dominance and submission]] as well as an aesthetic [[Kink (sexuality)|kink]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Breast Fetish: 9 Types of Breast Kinks|url=https://kinklovers.com/bdsm-fetishes/breast-fetish-8-types-of-breast-kinks/|author=Jamie|date=26 October 2022|website=Kink Lovers}}</ref>

====Technique====
Breast bondage can be applied over clothing or directly to the [[skin]], and can be worn under [[clothing]] or in full view. {{convert|1/4|in|cm|1}} [[rope]], [[ribbon]], or [[leather]] straps can be used.<ref name="Breast">{{cite web |title=What is Breast Bondage? Learn the Basics and Safety [NSFW] |url=https://www.lovense.com/bdsm-blog/breast-bondage |website=Lovense |date=22 August 2018 |access-date=24 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

The basic breast bondage technique, sometimes known as ''circling'',<ref name=Pinkerton/> involves tying ropes around the base of the [[breast]]s, causing them to bulge outwards. Usually, a single length of rope is used to tie both breasts so that the rope harness is automatically held together at the front. The rope may then also be fixed behind the back, to make a sort of [[Brassiere|bra]].<ref name="Breast"/> The technique is most suitable for breasts that are [[C cup]] or larger.<ref name=Pinkerton/>

Another technique is to put a rope around the [[torso]] just above the breasts, and another one just below them, then push the ropes together to squeeze the breasts from the top and bottom. This can be done instead of, or as well as, the other method. A rope can also be passed over the [[shoulder]]s and between the breasts, drawing the rope above and below the breasts together, then pass back over the shoulders to the [[knot]]s at the back. The primary rope can be used to place cinches between the arms and the body.<ref name="Breast"/>

====Shinju====
Shinju is a traditional Japanese breast bondage technique in which a rope is tied above, below and between the breasts, and also forms a halter over the shoulders and around the neck.<ref name=Pinkerton/> The term ''Shinju'' (from the [[Japanese language|Japanese]] 真珠 meaning [[pearl]]) is a euphemism to refer to the binding of female breasts. It has been popularly claimed that "shinju" is an authentic Japanese term for a "bikini harness". However, no such tie called a "shinju" is found in historic or present [[kinbaku]].<ref name="Shinju"/>

The basic or foundational kinbaku form of binding the arms and breasts is known as the [[Ushiro Takatekote]], which is to bind the arms behind (ushiro) the back in a box arm position (takate kote). This basic box arm tie, originally found in the [[samurai]] [[martial art]] of [[hojōjutsu]] (捕縄術) or Nawajutsu, (縄術) evolved into its erotic usage at the end of the 19th century and early 20th century, and is the foundation of most other kinbaku ties.{{sfn|Harrington|2007|pp=51–96}}

====Combination with other techniques====
Sometimes, breast bondage is combined with other bondage techniques. For example, the woman's arms can be tied behind her back, in an elbow or box tie or in a reverse prayer position. When combined with breast bondage, bound arms force the woman's chest and breasts to protrude further. When combining breast and arm bondage, the ropes can draw the ropes above and below the breasts together at the sides of the breasts as they pass under the shoulders and behind the neck, thus resulting in rope effectively surrounding the breasts.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}

Breast bondage can play an integral part in [[suspension bondage]]. If the subject is being suspended, particularly in a horizontal position such as a suspended hogtie, breast bondage is used as the main supporting area under the chest.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}