wrist tie with rope and a padlock

I've been using this method for quite some time now. I like the feeling of rope better than metal but handcuffs are a lot easier to lock securely. With this method you can have rope bondage with a key release. Enjoy!

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Interesting solution. I wonder if it can be done really inescapably tight.

I wonder if it can be done really inescapably tight.

Definitely, just give it a try 😊

While doing the coils just take short moment to "pull out the slack" by putting a little tension on the rope and rotating your wrists back and forth a bit. You should feel it tighten quite a lot. Note that I also make a kind of knot before starting with the cinch loops, this adds a lot of tightness, the cinching loops are not really for cinching, just for getting rid of the excess rope before locking it off. Getting it inescapably tight is not hard if you're not waring gloves. With gloves it takes a bit of practice 😉

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"pull out the slack"

Yes, very true, it's all about that slack!

It looks like you could pull off individual coils from one wrist. It would need very tight cinching to get the tie secure, and then it might be very difficult to insert the lock.

An easier way might be to use a very soft and very thick rope, tie a double loop that both your hands just get through, then cinch with the padlock in the middle. Never tried that, it requires a few tries to get the loop right, but with just a double loop (or even a single one, if that is comfortable enough), you will need the keys. When the loop size is right, you should use glue on the knot, so you don't have an alternative escape.

Great idea, I’e been tying my wrists like this for years but never added that knot in the middle. I just tried it in front of me and my quesiton is how do you release that knot that you made between the wrists? Without the knot when I unlock the padlock and unloop the chinch i’m out, with the knot I don’t know how the release should happen (if you fiddle enough does it loosen and you get out like that?). in front of me I used my teeth to undo that knot.

It looks like you could pull off individual coils from one wrist. It would need very tight cinching to get the tie secure, and then it might be very difficult to insert the lock.

Just try it. Yes, make it tight enough so you can't undo individual coils, inserting the padlock can be a bit finicky. When done right there is no way out. Take out most of the slack before you start cinching.

Great idea, I’e been tying my wrists like this for years but never added that knot in the middle. I just tried it in front of me and my quesiton is how do you release that knot that you made between the wrists? Without the knot when I unlock the padlock and unloop the chinch i’m out, with the knot I don’t know how the release should happen (if you fiddle enough does it loosen and you get out like that?). in front of me I used my teeth to undo that knot.

It's not a real knot, just a little rope routing to make this more secure and comfortable. It will slip loose as soon as you start to fiddle with it.

I appreciate comments and feedback but please just try it instead of assuming. I know it works, I use it all the time. I know I can get out if I don't take care to do it right, it takes some practice.

This post is rather old, you should take out a lot more slack before cinching than is shown in the video but you'll figure that out quickly if you play around a bit.

Ok, I got it, I pulled it tight and added the “knot”, it was extremely restrictive, I don’t think I’d be able to wiggle out of it. Thanks. (oh and also because I’m writing this post I was able to undo it, I needed to wiggle my wrists a bit, and it came loose just as you said!)

Thanks for the tip, but although I like doing shibari, I'm not a fan of ropes in selfbondage. In fact, it very often happens that they tighten too much and create a tourniquet, which can be dangerous when you're alone.
The idea is a good one, but it would be safer with a thin chain, for example.