Ironically, after getting chastised for translating ‘takate-kote’ as ‘box-tie’ in a tutorial in an effort to reduce the use of Japanese jargon, which can be mistranslated, obfuscate the subject or make shibari seem elitist for beginners, I seem to have committed a gaff by using a Japanese word incorrectly. I mistakenly misused the word ‘deshi’, …
