Rope & chain
Nawa
縄
Rope as a training implement.
Form and name
Nawa means rope. Bujinkan sources discuss torinawa or hōjō, among other terms: ropes associated with historical restraint methods.
Read more: terms and context
Jutsu · technique and art
Jutsu (術) can mean technique, skill or method. In weapon terminology, we distinguish the implement from the art practised with it.
Source for the word jutsu: Kanjipedia
Tradition and context
Rope belongs to the flexible implements. This overview introduces the name and context, rather than instructions for tying restraints.
Sources and further reading
Yotsume Dojo · flexible weapons
Practitioner sources describe the tradition’s practice and terminology. They are not used alone as evidence for early historical claims.