While gote remains central in Japanese bondage and especially in the didactics of bondage, it is worth noting that in practice, Japanese bondage offers many different options to tie the hands other than simply between them behind the back.
Gote is versatile and it allows intense sessions and communication without any other implement; however, browsing the pictures from the past we can see an incredible variety of situations where the hands are tied in the front, or even more commonly to other objects.
