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Bondage 101
It is hard to explain why sexual bondage is so accepted in human society. What it is that nearly half of male and big part of female population approves as sexually stimulating behavior?
Bondage involves tying up people in various ways for sexual delectation. When tied up, people surrender their power to the master and give up control on what is happening afterwards.
Bondage is present in almost all art forms. From paintings, books, music to photography, movies and computer games. Even regular TV shows recently started do contain references to bondage.
Bondage can be divided into six main categories:
1. Bondage that pulls parts of the body together (rope, straps, harnesses).
2. Bondage that spreads parts of the body apart (spreader bars, x-frames).
3. Bondage that ties the body down to another object (such as chairs or stocks).
4. Bondage that suspends the body from another object (suspension bondage).
5. Bondage that restricts normal movement (hobble skirts, handcuffs, pony harness).
6. Bondage that wraps the whole body or a part of it in bindings such as cloth or plastic (saran) wrap (cling film) (”mummification”).
Equipment that is used in bondage includes: ball gag, bondage cuffs and tape, elbow harness, leg spreaders, chastity belts, rope, straitjackets, bondage wheel and chair, inversion table, whipping bench, blindfolds, gas masks…
List of equipment is not nearly complete and it look like some war veteran memorabilia rather than sexually stimulating stuff. But who cares if it works.
Bondage can be also classified by strength as light and hard bondage. Light bondage is as its name implies softer and more erotic, and on the other hand hard bondage involves sadomasochistic fantasies, torture and pain.
Let me now try to explain what drives people to practice sexual bondage. There are two ways people are stimulated: physically and psychologically. Some people just like to be leashed because they like to feel ropes around their limbs. Some enjoy to be dominated and like to depend on some ones will. Some are only attracted to objects and equipment they use for bondage and not bondage itself. Others like to restrain their partners. The bottom line is that some people do have sexual pleasure when practicing bondage.
Getting started with bondage is not simple.
* 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.
* Take the simple safety precautions listed above.
If you decide to practice bondage, ensure safety precautions are implemented:
* The use of a “safe word”, or some clear way for the subject to indicate genuine distress and a wish to abort.
* Never leaving a bound person alone.
* Never tying anything around the neck.
* Avoiding positions or restraints which may induce postural asphyxia.
* Making sure that the subject changes positions at least once an hour (to avoid circulation problems).
* Making sure that the subject can be released quickly in an emergency.
* Avoiding restraints which impair breathing. (Gags or hoods which block the mouth can become asphixiative hazards if the subject vomits or the nose becomes otherwise blocked.)
At the end of this article I have to remind you that you are the only one responsible for yourself. If you practice anything that you read here, it’s your own responsibility. Take care!
(Based on Wikipedia entry)















