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Bondage is a human sexual practice involving being tied up or otherwise restrained for pleasure. Download high resolution version (768x1024, 71 KB) Spreizstange (Spreader-Bar Bondage) Model Dani Bildbeschreibung: Model Dani in Bondage with spreader-bar Die Rechte am eigenen Bild hat das Model schriftlich an den Fotografen abgetreten. ...
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Bondage cuffs are restraints designed for the practice of consensual sexual bondage. ...
A girl with a spreader bar, bound to chains A spreader bar is a piece of equipment used in the practice of sexual bondage. ...
Sexual behavior is a form of physical intimacy that may be directed to reproduction (one possible goal of sexual intercourse) and/or to the enjoyment of activity involving sexual gratification. ...
Studies in the U.S. have shown that about a half of all men find the idea of bondage to be erotic; many women do as well. As with any study of sexual thoughts and behavior, the available studies are not well controlled and the best studies are now out of date.
Public acceptance of bondage as a valid expression of sexuality has advanced slowly. Bondage received a positive (if brief) treatment in "The Joy of Sex," a mainstream sex manual popular in the 1970s. The publication of Madonna's book, "Sex," which included photographs of bound nudes, did a great deal to improve public awareness and acceptance of bondage. By the 1990s, references to bondage could be found in mainstream prime-time television series such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, where equipment such as handcuffs or collars and concepts such as the safeword were included as a matter of course. The Joy of Sex was a ground-breaking sex manual by Alex Comfort, M.D., P.H.D. published in 1972. ...
Sex manuals are books which explain how to perform sexual intercourse and other sexual practices. ...
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a U.S. television series loosely based on the 1992 movie of the same name. ...
A pair of metal double-locking police handcuffs A woman cuffed with handcuffs and thumbcuffs Handcuffs are devices to secure two wrists close together. ...
Generally, a collar is something which goes around the neck. ...
A safeword is a codeword that is sometimes used in BDSM to mean stop. ...
Divergent views
There are a number of different schools of thought about bondage. The social and sexual role of bondage varies among these groups, as does the sense of limits. These groups include: - Members of BDSM subcultures, who see bondage primarily as one of many power exchange techniques
- Couples who see bondage as one of many sexual techniques
- People for whom bondage mainly has fantasy value during masturbation
- Those who practice bondage alone - self-bondage.
It is worth noting that bondage has sexual appeal to persons of both sexes and all sexual orientations. However, a subculture of homosexual men, sometimes called leathermen, were arguably among the first group to make obvious hints of their tastes in bondage in public. A collar is a common symbol of BDSM. BDSM is a term which describes a number of related patterns of human sexual behaviour. ...
In BDSM, the term Power Exchange is associated with a submissive exchanging his/her authority to make decisions (whether just for a scene, or for his/her entire life), for the Dominants agreement to take responsibility for his/her happiness and health. ...
In literature, fantasy is a form of speculative fiction in which physical laws differ from our own through a reason for which no scientific explanation is offered, or which take place a world wholly different from our own. ...
Masturbation is the manual excitation of the sexual organs, most often to the point of orgasm. ...
Self-bondage is the practice of sexual bondage without a partner; that is to say, tying or otherwise restraining oneself for the purpose of sexual pleasure. ...
Sexual orientation describes the focus of a persons amorous or erotic desires, fantasies, and feelings, the gender(s) one is primarily oriented towards. ...
In biology, a subculture in a population of a microorganism is when one microbe colony in such a population is transferred onto blank growth medium and allowed to freely reproduce. ...
Homosexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by esthetic attraction, romantic love, or sexual desire exclusively for another of the same sex. ...
Leathermen can refer to: Leatherman for the tool leather subculture This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
BDSM subcultures The leathermen emulated the biker culture that arose after World War II. While the bikers were not identified as homosexual, the leathermen admired their toughness, tenacity, and willingness to ignore mainstream social mores. Consequently, they adopted the biker style of dress, particularly the use of black leather. While this served a utilitarian purpose for the bikers, in providing warmth and protection from "road rash", it was primarily of fashion and fetishistic value to the leathermen, who for the most part did not ride motorcycles extensively. Leather Pride flag Start of the Leather Contingent at the 2004 San Francisco Gay Pride Parade Gay male BDSM leather culture grew out of post-WWII biker culture. ...
A Biker is someone who rides a motorcycle (motorbike). ...
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Modern leather-making tools Leather is a material created through the tanning of hides, pelts and skins of animals, primarily cows. ...
This article concerns the concept of fetishism in anthropology. ...
The historical record does not reveal the exact nature of the transition from use of leather as a fashion to its use in bondage. We can speculate familiarity with the fetishistic value of leather, combined with a willingness to challenge socially-imposed inhibitions, may have led to experimentation with bondage.
Beginning in the late 1960s, heterosexual groups began to come together to explore bondage and power exchange. With time these groups have grown and have raised their profile somewhat, to the point where most U.S. cities of any size have one or more such groups. A major goal of most of these groups is to provide semi-public opportunities for BDSM, in an effort to provide a safe environment for relative strangers to engage in such activities. As such, these groups attach high importance to objective safety rules, such as the use of safewords. Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around the world. ...
A safeword is a codeword that is sometimes used in BDSM to mean stop. ...
Couples and Bondage Bondage as a source of arousal is engrained deeply enough in the human psyche that it is likely to have been an adjunct to sexual intercourse for as long as there have been ropes and chains.
Couples in committed relationships, outside the BDSM subculture, usually approach bondage differently. For them, it is an adjunct to sex, one technique of many. While satisfactory studies are unavailable it seems likely that in relationships of any duration, most couples will experiment with bondage at least casually at some point. This may be something as simple as tying a partner's wrists with handkerchiefs or clotheslines. Some couples will ultimately make bondage, in some form, part of their sexual routine.
For the most part, such bondage games end in sex. In contrast, bondage games between more casually acquainted players in the BDSM subculture frequently end in masturbation only, or in some cases include no sexual release at all.
Safety rules followed by couples in a committed relationship are frequently more subjective and trust-based. These differences can lead to culture clash where a couple with a history of bondage games together encounters the BDSM subculture: the couple can't understand the insistence upon safewords, while the members of the subculture can't understand the focus on sexual intercourse.
Male fantasies Studies of men's sexual fantasies (Friday, Men in Love) have shown that the fantasy of being bound during intercourse is second in frequency only to the basic fantasy of sex with a voluptuous nude woman. Consequently, it should be no surprise that bondage themes have been present in pornography for some time. A sexual fantasy is a fantasy of a sexual nature. ...
Bondage pornography for heterosexual men overwhelmingly depicts bound women, rather than bound men, in spite of the most common fantasy in both sexes being one of being bound, rather than of being the dominant. This may be because many men fear becoming aroused by pictures of other men, and are more willing to identify with a bound woman. It may also be because pictures of bound women allow them to vicariously experience both the heterosexual male dominant and male submissive fantasies.
Early examples of bondage erotica include:
Recent changes: Histoire dO (English title: Story of O ) is a sadomasochistic novel by French author Pauline Réage, revealed a few years before her death as being the pen name of Anne Desclos (1907-1998), who also wrote under the name of Dominique Aury. ...
Robert K. Bishop (1945 - 1991) was an American bondage artist. ...
A bondage magazine is a publication that specializes in the depiction of sexual bondage or BDSM activities, either as photographs or drawings. ...
- Steady growth in quantity, production values, and realism
- Increasing prevalence as a theme in more widely circulated men's magazines, e.g. Penthouse
- Role of the Internet
- Professional Dominatrix as offshoot
A professional dominant is a sex worker who performs the dominant role in BDSM activities in exchange for money. ...
Technique Bondage takes practice to get right. To be effective and enjoyable, it requires communication and trust between partners. For these reasons it is limited to being a source of sexual fantasy in most relationships. However, the financial success of companies that market bondage equipment testifies to the fact that it is more than fantasy to many. Reliable data is unavailable, but perhaps around 5%-10% of married couples have made regular use of bondage in their sexual activities at some point in the relationship.
Technique in self-bondage is more complex, involving special methods to apply the bondage to oneself, and also to effect a release after a lapsed period of time. Self-bondage is also notably risky: see the safety notes below.
Safety Many people regard bondage as safe when conducted between relatively sober, trusting partners in a committed, functioning relationship. You are responsible for your own and your partner's health. All the dangers of physical restraint apply to sexual bondage. Self-bondage carries a higher risk, particularly when combined with autoerotic asphyxia (self strangulation), which has led to many deaths. Physical restraint refers to the practice of rendering people helpless or keeping them in captivity by means such as handcuffs, shackles, straitjackets, ropes, straps or other forms of physical restraint. ...
Self-bondage is the practice of sexual bondage without a partner; that is to say, tying or otherwise restraining oneself for the purpose of sexual pleasure. ...
Autoerotic asphyxiation is the practice of self-strangulation, typically by the use of a ligature, while masturbating. ...
Safety precautions include:
- never leave a bound person alone
- never tie anything around a person's neck
- avoid positions which may induce postural asphyxia
- make sure that you have the means to rapidly undo the bondage by cutting the restraints even if you can't untie a knot or release a buckle
- never use any gag or hood that risks cutting off his/her breathing, or risks asphyxiation through inhalation of vomit
Bondage of long duration (over 20 minutes), bondage where the subject is suspended, and bondage thorough enough to leave the subject effectively unable to communicate all pose special risks that are beyond the scope of this brief article. Positional asphyxia, also known as postural asphyxia, is a form of asphyxia which occurs when someones position prevents them from breathing adequately. ...
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Apart from the precautions mentioned above there are, within the subculture of bondage enthusiasts, some techniques to keep the bondage safe. One very simple safety measure is to ask the bondagee if he or she is all right. Another is to feel if body parts like hands and feet get cold. This means the blood circulation has been blocked. Another is to check for skin discolouration. Skin that does not get enough oxygen turns bluish. If blood can get in, but can't get out because one of the arteries has been blocked, that part of the body turns purple.
There is a subculture of people who seek out others interested in bondage and pursue such activities with people who they do not know well. This subculture has given rise to the safe, sane and consensual credo, which includes the use of a "safeword" that the person being tied up can use to stop the activity. Safe, sane and consensual (SSC) is one of several phrases used by a large section of the BDSM and sexual bondage communities to describe themselves and their philosophies who regard SSC to be a watchword for safety. ...
A safeword is a codeword that is sometimes used in BDSM to mean stop. ...
If the bondagee has been gagged, or can otherwise not verbally communicate, a different form of the safeword is needed. For instance, an object in one hand (typically a ball) that can be released if the bondagee can't take the play anymore.
It should be noted that scenes depicted in bondage photographs and videos are chosen for their visual impact and fantasy value. In most cases they cannot be "acted out" with good results.
Note that solitary self-bondage violates the first principle of bondage safety: never leave a person alone. Without someone to release them in the event of an emergency or medical crisis, self-bondage can be lethal to its practitioners. Failed release mechanisms can result in death from dehydration. Medical records are full of accounts of death from self-bondage.
Why do some people like being tied up? People who find it erotic to be tied up do so for a variety of reasons: - The most frequently cited reason is a mental freedom from inhibitions and responsibility since they have, in a way, given up control of the sexual situation to follow. This is sometimes referred to as a "power exchange."
- Some like the tactile feeling of restraint, that is, the feeling of pressure or pulling.
- Some enjoy the feeling of helplessness for its own sake. Some like to struggle aggressively against their bonds, particularly when being sexually or otherwise stimulated. There are a few people in this category who play bondage games that do not include a significant sexual component.
- To intensify the experience of orgasm control or of orgasm denial.
- Some derive pleasure from symbolic degradation (less common). People who enjoy role playing prison or mental hospital situations probably fit best in this category.
- Fetishistic interest in the mechanics of bondage, with particular interest in the equipment and restraints used. Some of these people are interested in the look, feel, and aroma of leather and rubber restraints. Others are fascinated by the relationship between the geometry of the tie, the degrees of freedom remaining and the feelings elicited.
- As an adjunct to other BDSM activities
- Like hang gliding or mountaineering, some feel that bondage allows them to do something potentially dangerous in a safe way.
- In the wide range of human sexual experience, there are probably a few others.
In BDSM, the term Power Exchange is associated with a submissive exchanging his/her authority to make decisions (whether just for a scene, or for his/her entire life), for the Dominants agreement to take responsibility for his/her happiness and health. ...
Orgasm control is a sexual practice consisting of control of a passive partners orgasm by an active partner. ...
Orgasm denial is a sexual practice where a person is kept in the plateau phase of the human sexual response cycle for an extended length of time. ...
In BDSM, humiliation is one psychological technique a top may use on a bottom. ...
Sexual roleplaying is the sexual behavior of playing some kind of character during a sexual encounter, in order to evoke a sexual fantasy in oneself and/or ones partner. ...
A collar is a common symbol of BDSM. BDSM is a term which describes a number of related patterns of human sexual behaviour. ...
Hang gliding is one of the windsports. ...
If you were looking for the car, please see Mercury Mountaineer. ...
Why do some people like to tie other people up? People who enjoy tying other people up are motivated by a variety of reasons, including: - taking pleasure in the erotic submission of their partner
- wishing to please their partner, and the stimulation engendered by their partner's pleasure in it
- fetishistic interest in the elegance of bondage, with particular interest in the geometric patterns and symmetry of the restraint
- using bondage as an adjunct to other BDSM activities
- Enjoyment of the power and control one has over a restrained partner. People for whom this is a principal motivation may have trouble making it much fun for the other person.
A collar is a common symbol of BDSM. BDSM is a term which describes a number of related patterns of human sexual behaviour. ...
How is bondage done? The mechanics are trivial compared to the relationship issues. Start with a committed relationship with a lot of trust and plenty of sexual activity together. Talk things through first. Start slow and easy. Take turns being the one being tied up.
It is important to take at least the simple safety precautions listed above.
Some members of the BDSM subculture take another route and seek out partners who share their interest in bondage. Many act out their bondage fantasies within the confines of private "play" parties where overt genital contact is not allowed between participants.
Some bondage practitioners go through a process often called "negotiation" with potential partners, be they long time partners or more casual relationships. Negotiation is essentially a conversation conducted well before any sexual activity has begun in which each party frankly outlines what they are interested in and what their boundaries are, and out of that shared information comes to a mutual agreement about potential bondage play in upcoming sexual activity. Although some people may find this embarrassing at first, this frank and forthright exchange allows both parties to feel confident about bondage activity and to understand their partner's needs. Due to the vast range of activites and intensities that are possible in bondage play and fetish sex, negotiation is an excellent technique to make sure both parties have realistic expectations and that the anticipated acts will be enjoyable to all involved.
What techniques are used? Bondage techniques can be divided into six main categories: - Bondage that pulls parts of the body together (rope, straps, harnesses)
- Bondage that spreads parts of the body apart (spreader bars, x-frames)
- Bondage that ties the body down to another object (such as chairs or stocks)
- Bondage that suspends the body from another object (suspension bondage)
- Bondage that restricts normal movement (hobble skirts, handcuffs, human pony harness)
- Bondage that wraps the whole body or a part of it in bindings such as cloth or plastic (saran) wrap (cling film) ("mummification")
Some simple bondage techniques: A girl with a spreader bar, bound to chains A spreader bar is a piece of equipment used in the practice of sexual bondage. ...
Suspension bondage is a BDSM technique where one person is restrained in ropes, handcuffs, or similar equipment and then suspended in the air by use of ceiling hooks, beams, or specially designed structures. ...
A postcard depicting a woman wearing a hobble skirt. ...
A pair of metal double-locking police handcuffs A woman cuffed with handcuffs and thumbcuffs Handcuffs are devices to secure two wrists close together. ...
Human pony play, also called ponygirl or ponyboy play depending on the sex of the participants, is a human sexual role-playing practice where one person (most commonly a woman) acts like a pony or horse, while a sexual partner acts as a caretaker (or a stallion). ...
Mummification as a BDSM bondage practice involves restraining a living persons body in a non-damaging way by wrapping it head to toe in materials like saran wrap, clingfilm, cloth, bandages, rubber strips, plaster bandages, bodybags, or straitjackets. ...
- The simplest bondage is verbal bondage, in which (as the name suggests) the top simply tells the bottom to do something.
- A very mild bondage position is simply to use bondage cuffs to tie the hands together in front of the tied person.
- Alternatively, their hands may be secured to each side of a bondage belt using bondage cuffs.
- A popular bondage position used by many is a simplified hogtie, which simply secures each wrist to its corresponding ankle, usually using bondage cuffs for comfort and safety.
The basic style depends on the type of fantasy being played out, here a few examples: Bondage cuffs are restraints designed for the practice of consensual sexual bondage. ...
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- Rape Fantasy: The top fictitiously abducts the consenting bottom and has complete control to do what he/she pleases.
- Domination/Slavery: A training session occurs in which rewards for obediance and punishment for defiance are given. Humilation is usually involved.
- Predicament Bondage: The bottom is given a choice between two tortures. For example, caning on the rear or flogging on the chest. If the bottom cannot stand one any longer, the top will start the other. This can also be done mechanically, like having a bottom squat and rigging a crotch rope to tighten if they attempt to stand.
Bondage is often combined with other sexual and BDSM techniques. See list of bondage positions and list of bondage equipment for more details. This is a list of sexual bondage positions. ...
This is a list of sexual bondage equipment and restraints: Restraints, including: Ball gag Bit gag Bondage cuffs Bondage mittens Bondage harness Bondage belt Bondage Opera Gloves Breast binder Chastity belts Corsets D-rings Elbow harness Hobble skirt Leg spreaders / spreader bars Medical restraints Monoglove Panic snaps Suspension cuffs Stocks...
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A fetish photographer is a photographer who takes photographs of people in fetishistic situations, such as in bondage, or wearing rubber or leather clothing. ...
A bondage magazine is a publication that specializes in the depiction of sexual bondage or BDSM activities, either as photographs or drawings. ...
A bondage cover, as opposed to a bondage magazine, was a general-interest magazine that featured bondage imagery on its cover, usually an image of a bound and gagged woman. ...
A fetish artist is an artist who depicts people in fetishistic situations. ...
A bondage model is an erotic performer who appears in bondage pornography, in particular in bondage magazines. ...
This article is about the study of escapology. ...
Shibari (縛り, literally meaning bondage) is a Japanese style of sexual bondage or BDSM. Shibari involves tying up the bottom (or uke) in intricate patterns, usually with several pieces of thin rope. ...
Shibaricon bills itself as the Premier annual educational rope bondage conference. The name comes from shibari, a term for Japanese bondage and con, the suffix commonly used to denote a conference or convention. ...
Veil fetishism is a sexual desire for women wearing veils over their faces. ...
Pauline Réage ( September 23, 1907 - April 27, 1998) pseudonym of Anne Desclos, was a French author. ...
JG-Leathers is the pseudonym of a well-known and well-established figure in the North American sexual bondage and BDSM scene. ...
Book cover for The Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage Fetish Diva Midori is a prominent BDSM and fetish writer, speaker, and educator based in San Francisco, California. ...
References Book cover for SM 101: A Realistic Introduction Jay Wiseman is a prominent BDSM writer, speaker and practitioner. ...
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Book cover for The Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage Fetish Diva Midori is a prominent BDSM and fetish writer, speaker, and educator based in San Francisco, California. ...
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External links There are literally thousands of web sites with bondage-related content. Most sites are commercial (charging a recurring membership fee, except for small amounts of sample content). The quality and information content of these commercial sites are, with only a few exceptions, quite low. Most of the few information-oriented bondage web sites that do exist are ephemeral. File links The following pages link to this file: Abu Dhabi Abraham Lincoln Australia Adolf Hitler Animation Andorra Alaska Anatomy Asia Albert Einstein Asterales Automobile Aircraft Alexander Graham Bell Apple Computer American Civil War Ancient Egypt Asteraceae Alps Arches National Park Aarhus Almond Caesar Augustus Acacia Acropolis Acupuncture Amaranth Alexander...
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All of the major web portals (Google, Yahoo!, etc) have extensive lists of bondage-related web sites, broken down, to some degree, by topic. Google, Inc. ...
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