Information on erotic spanking and other punishments, and BDSM. Techniques, safety, theory, instruments, positions, impositions and restrictions, Flogging Instruments Dictionary
Intro
An introduction to the site
How do we like to play and what is and what isn't in our site
About BDSM
The acronim's explanation and our game's contents
Definition of sane, safe, and consensual, as used in BDSM
Is RACK a better definition?
The safe word and its use and importance in BDSM games
BDSM and psychical illness. Are we sick for enjoying our games?
Physiological reasons for enjoying the erotic punishments' pain. Adrenaline & endorphins
Psychological reasons for enjoying the pain of erotic punishments. Perception of pain
Relationship between BDSM and the psychological definitions of Sadism and Masochism
Are BDSM games mainly sexual?
A summary of research theories about the origin of the paraphilias. Conclusions, the theories, psychoanalytical, psychodynamic
The love map, psychological, behavioural
Physical, evolutionist, an uncommon one, biochemical, genetic
The connections among de Sade, von Sacher-Masoch and BDSM
Would we be so few without religion and psychoanalysis?
Is intelligence necessary for enjoying BDSM?
Is intelligence necessary for enjoying BDSM?
History
A fragment of BDSM interest of the Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseu
A couple of cases of masochistic women from the basic book in the area, Krafft-Ebing's Psychipathia Sexualis
A shot biography on Donatien Alphonse, Marquis de Sade
Our comments on de Sade's writings
Short biography of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
our comments on Masoch's writing.
Description of our games' basic roles
An introduction to Ann´s "Owner's manual"
Text part 1 - Intro - Trust - Training
Text part 2 - Limits
Text part 3 - Discipline - The gift
The original in .pdf format
The symbols
The symbol for the BDSMers identifying themselves
The flag for the BDSMers telling the world their preferences
General
Different types of spankings, for pleasure or punishment
A test for checking if you are abused
A letter from our visitors telling us about their experience in BDSM
Articles on safety of bdsm, with ideas and advise
Safety considerations for avoiding risks in BDSM games
The internal structure of the hips, and how to spank safely
Safety considerations for flogging your partner
Where to hit
Safety considerations for slapping your partner on the face
Safety considerations for avoiding risks in bondage. General considerations
Falling, Fainting, Blood circulation and nerves, Cramps and joints pain
Suspension, Asphyxia: neck, rope, gags, positional, using ropes
Using metal handcuffs, with chains and padlocks, self-bondage
Tips for treating bruises
Influence of the different characteristics on the severity of the punishment instruments
General
What to hand, hematomas, bruises
Large wounds, small wounds
Small wounds, blisters, burns
Articles on practical areas of BDSM, with ideas and advise
Spanking
Spanking technique. What is a spanking. The position
The hand, the paddles
Where and how to hit. How hard and for how long. After the spanking
How to give a sensual or sexual spanking. Before, positioning
The spanking, where to spank, using instruments, after
Caning
Caning technique. The cane, cane effects
Position
How to hit
A ritual for caning in the traditional English way. At school
At school (cont), at home, final
Flogging and whipping
Technical information for using whips, scourges, floggers and straps for BDSM games. Instruments, sensations, floggers
Scourges, whips, straps
Bottom's and Top's position, grip
Distance, warm up, rhythm
How to practice for using whips, scourges, floggers and straps for BDSM games. The forehand stroke.
Where and how to hit. Wrapping intentionally
The reverse forhand, flick, punching, and backhand strokes
Forehand circle, figure eight, windmill, two handed spinning
How to give a sensual or sexual flogging
A flogging ritual
Other techniques
How to hit on the soles of the feet (bastinado and falaka)
Chastisement on the hands, a traditional school punishment. The instruments
How was the punishment given?
Positions
The ways of slapping safely your sub's face
A traditional method of genitals' torture
The traditional punishment. Alternatives
Other irritants.
Variations and positions.
Miscellaneous
Detailed description of a ritual spanking scene
Weight loss based on BDSM, with spankings, floggings and other punishments. Commitment, making and enforcing plans
Punishments, what to punish, after reaching the goal
Description of the possible school uniforms for BDSM punishments
Using jumpers as school uniforms
Should a sub be bound for a punishment?
Descriptions of flogging variations for making punishments more severe. Delaying, hitting slow, fast to slow, the bastinado, the barrage, the sample
The installments, counting, giving rhythm
False hopes, the unforgettable
Alternative ways for selecting a punishment
Articles on bondage as a means of restricting your sub's mobility
How to select, care and store ropes for erotic bondage: types and materials
diameter, lengths, rope end protection (whipping), care and maintenance
Knots
Knots for erotic bondage. Intro. The larks head
The square knot
The bowline
The French bowline
The buntline hitch
The prusik
The eight knot
Basic ways for binding your submissive in different positions. Intro. Limbs slightly crossed
For binding your submissive with crossed limbs
How to bind your submissive in a hobble
For binding your submissive's limbs to a bar
For binding your submissive's limbs using a lark's head
Tips
Some tips for binding: Spread limbs, Standing upright
Tying your sub spread eagled, tensed
Tying your sub's arms at the back
Tying your sub's arms at the front
Hobbling
Tying your sub's feet parallel for the bastinado or falaka
With cable ties
Using cable ties for bondage
how to bind
Some ideas
Historical articles on some of the most important punishment instruments and techniques
On instruments
An account of the most common flogging instruments and their use. The rods
The paddles
Description and history of the birch, the classic flogging instrument
Description and history of the cane, the English school's instrument of punishment
Description and history of the cat o' nine tails, the Navy whip
Description and history of the cat o' nine tails, as an Army and Judicial corporal punishment instrument
The whips used by the gaucho, the horseman of the pampas: rebenque, talero, arreador, lagarto
Description and history of the knout, the famous Russian whip
The traditional French instrument for domestic punishments
The favorite spanking instrument of the US
A traditional whip made from a bull penis
Description of the sjambock, the South African whip
Description and history of the tawse, the famous Scottish strap
On Corporal Punishment
Description of the Eastern punishments for feet torture: bastinado and falaka
The Roman whips. The ferula, scutica and flagrum and whippings in Ancient Roma
The whip in the judicial punishments in England
How many lashes were actually given at school?
How many lashes were actually given at the army, navy and as judicial punishments?
The European tradition of flogging kids for Christmas
Flogging Today
Floggings proposed as a cure for illness
The Czech pomlazka
The Louisiana's Mardi Gras Chase
The Louisiana's Mardi Gras Courir,
THe Sharo/Shadi festival in Nigeria
Whipping Hamer girls in Ethiopia
Section about real punishments received by our visitors as children
Punishments given at home to our girl visitors.
Mónica, doubled up cord on the legs. Andros wife, whicker rod on the buttocks
Lolita, belt on the buttocks.
Laurita, slipper, rod or belt on the buttocks
Ingrid, belt on the buttocks.
Cristina, hands on buttocks
Alejandra, strap on the buttocks.
Girl, kneeling on corn, switch on buttocks
Shade, kneeling,"vaqueta" on the back and buttocks
Silvia, sanmartin on the wetted buttocks
Azahara, hand and rod on buttocks. Miranda, hands and belt on buttocks
Florcita, belt and cable all over
Varsovia, cable and paddle on the buttocks
Angie, hand, spoon, hairbrush, paddle and strap on the buttocks.
Punishments given at home to our visitors when boys.
Peter, cane on the buttocks, hands and legs.
Maximiliano, belt on the buttocks
Peter, razor strop or switch, on buttocks and legs.
Felipe, hand or sneaker on the buttocks
Coke, cable, on buttocks and thighs. Greg, sandal or belt on the buttocks and thighs
Victor, cable or switch, bottom back and legs, kneeling.
Nicolaz, slipper or belt on the buttocks
Asdrúbal, rubber sandal on the buttocks
Grego, slaps on the face, belt on the back
Tony, belt on buttocks and legs
Antonio, paddle or vergajo on buttocks
Jon, slippering on the buttocks
Russian Belt, belt on buttocks
Daniel, hand, strap or paddle on the buttocks. Sebastian, belt, rod, hand on buttocks
Rob, kimsacharani (whip) on the buttocks. Miguel, hand, belt or rod on buttocks
Isidoro, riding crop on the buttocks.
Punishments given at school to our visitor girls.
Whitock, ruler on hand, kneeling.
Lolita, paddle on buttocks
Punishments given at school to our boy visitors.
Joe,face slapping, washing mouth spanking with ruler.
Colin, gym shoe on buttocks
Greg, cane on the buttocks.
Andres, rod on the buttocks
VK, non hitting
Jairo, punished by group
P-xado, slap on the face, ruler on the fingers
David, ruler on buttocks
Spanky Jones, cane on the buttocks
Adrian, a cold bath
Fernando, slap on the face, kneeling
Section about lifestyles related to BDSM: domestic discipline and the Goreans
Domestic Discipline
Description and comments about domestic discipline
A summary of the Spencer Spanking Plan
Our contributor comments on the Spencer Spanking Plan
Some comments on the Spencer Spanking Plan
Dorothy Spencer's 1936 book about her Domestic Discipline Plan
The Spencer spanking plan agreements in Word format
Gor and the Goreans
Information about John Norman and his writings on the fictional planet of Gor
Basic information about John Norman fictional planet Go, its history, description and culture
The slavery in Norman's Gor books. How it is and how it differs from DBSM slavery
Description of common slave punishments described by John Norman in his Gor novels
More slave punishments in the Gor novels
Information on John Norman' series of books on the planet Gor
A list of all the John Norman's books on the planet Gor
Catalogs
For spanking on the buttocks
For flogging on the back
For beating the feet
On a table. On the floor. With a ladder
For hitting on the hands
Reasons for impositions and restrictions being felt as punishments
Variations that can be used for making the impositions a more sever punishment.
For all: time limits, time variations, bathroom restrictions, sleep restrictions, on TV time, heavy limbs, unexpected repetitions.
For positional punishments: arms positioning
For positional punishments (cont:) Holding things, balancing things, with a yoke
Holding with buttoks, holding ears, with coins, with a pencil
Detention: a combination of punishments
Corner time
Kneeling
Lying still. Standing still. Standing on one leg. Bending
Sitting still. Sitting on a doormat. Sitting on air. Finger on the floor.
The murgha, traditional punishment of India and Pakistan
Crouching. The table. The tripod
The yoke.
Walking on her knees. Walking on peas. The chase. The worm
Harvesting. Parading. Squat jump
Forced exercising. Jogging in place. Running around a field. Walking with a backpack.
Riding a pony
Carrying weights. Jumping. Jumping the rope
Writing lines. Writing an essay
Copying from a book. Reading lines. Recitation.
Crawling. Fetch. Dog feeding. Doggie relief. Training your dog. Pushing a ball
Cleaning the dishes. Cutting onions. Ironing. Scrubbing the floor. Washing the floor. Cutting the grass
The cold water shower. Dousing. The cold bath. The cold testicles (or breasts)
The scold’s bridle. Washing the mouth. Hot mouth. Timeout.
Head Wash. Sorting things. Washing feet.
Using clothing, Using her voice, Using cutlery, Using furniture, Using her hands, Using the house, Eating"
Restricting her movements, Using the bathroom, Sleep deprivation
Time restriction. Personal Hygiene.
Role playing, Why playing roles? pain, sex, negotiation.
Script, staging, dressing up
Role reversal - Genre reversal
Adult-child. Husband/Wife-wife/husband
Abusive spouse - “battered” spouse. Brother/Sister - sibling. Cousins. Roommates. Babysitter - child.
Tutor (governess) - child. Neighbor - child. Caveman- cavewoman
Teacher - pupil. Senior Pupil - fag. Prefect /Head-girl (boy) – pupil. PE teacher (Personal trainer) – pupil (trainee). The initiation
Neighbor - child. Store owner (manager, clerk) - child. Store Security officer - shoplifter. Complaints employee – customer. Landlord – tenant. Older kid - younger kid. Friends
Field environment. Home environment. BDSM environment. Arabian environment. Roman gladiator - slave. Barbarian - slave
Boss – employee.
Master (Mistress) – maid (butler - gardener).
Master - forced servant.
Farmer - servant.
Doctor/ nurse – patient.
Doctor –nurse
Therapist - patient
Pirate – captive. Indian (Amazon) – captive. Plantation crew – prisoner. Biker – girl (boy)
Terrorist – hostage. Caveman (cavewoman) – explorer. Explorer – caveman (cavewoman).
Tarzan (Sheena) – Jane (Bob) , Xena – Gabrielle. Batman – Catwoman (Robin)
Captain (boatswain) – sailor. Corporal - soldier. Officer – cadet. Interrogator – prisoner. Soldier – captive. Police – criminal. Police - prostitute
Jailer – prisoner.
Executioner - convict
Torturer – tortured.
Abess - Nun.
Confessor - penitent.
Conservative Christian – child or wife.
Preacher – child.
Preacher – Adult
Exorcist – possessed.
High priest /Priestess – worshipper.
Pimp (madame) – whore (taxi boy). Client - prostitute (taxi-boy). Irate Client –Prostitute (taxi-boy). Client – strip dancer. Winner – prize. Capo mafia – pet
Kidnaper – kidnapped. Blackmailer-victim. Home burglar – robbed. Would be robbed - home burglar. Thieve trainer – pickpocket. Photographer – (forced) model
Scientist – subject. Trainer – dog. Trainer – Pony. Horse
riding trainer – trainee. Stranger- stranger
Description and photos of the instruments used for flagellation (whipping, flogging, belting, spanking, scourging, you name it). Names are in multiple languages
About the dictionary
Words used in the dictionary descriptions
How many words in how many and which languages there are in the dictionary
Credits to our contributors
Instructions for contributing to our site
A suggested order for reading the site according to your areas of interest
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Limits to our responsibility for your use of the information on the site
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