Adapted from Shibari Study Rope handling and Flow
Today we covered three key concepts in rope handling: The Stick, the Hook, and Throwing.
The stick– we always hold our rope taught to make it look like a stick. When we wrap around or fold around the body, we are always holding the stick strong to maintain tension.
Finger hooking, also known as pulling instead of pushing, is when you reach, palm upwards, below the intersected rope where you want your hitch to be. Then pass the running end to your finger with your other hand. (Try it by finger hooking on your dominant hand and passing the running end from you non-dominant hand; then switch and hook from your non-dominant hand and pass with your dominant hand.)
Throwing is the technique used to manage the running end to keep it on the side where you will be building next. You want to throw the rope into the area where you’ll need it next.
We also discussed the concept of going through the “biggest loop,” also known as the path of least resistance. As well, we went over folding instead of creating rainbows.