The method of restraint can vary greatly, as does the degree to which a person's elbows can be drawn towards each other. Typical equipment for binding a person may include ropes, leather straps, leather cuffs, monogloves, metal cuffs or chains. The classic style of "perfect" elbow bondage is to have the person's elbows bound together, touching, behind the back, and secured with rope—a feat possible only for flexible, healthy people, and generally easier for women than for men.