Iron pillar
is forms the iron pillar.
A heavy shape on its own (cf. heavy versus overconcentrated discussion), it can work well in a position like this, where Black is attacking on the left and making territory on the right. It removes all White's sabaki tactics here.
Bill: The iron pillar can be fine on its own, as well. As, for instance, in this position. It is not necessarily heavy, per se.
koreangrl8 have any of you heard of the iron pillar joseki? I've had it played on me a couple of times...
Velobici: No, but I have suffered from the Iron Pillow joseki which my wife assures me she uses only when I snore too loudly ;)
Can you so us the diagram? A BQM perhaps?
Bob McGuigan: This move is also known as burasagari