The signs you are looking for are such things as sudden, increased sweating, shallow breathing and signs of discomfort (usually attempts to shift position). Anything that shows “restlesness” are signs that the suspended person is getting close to the point where it needs to end. Act on them! By the time you have brought your […]

Good question: why would anyone want to suspend someone in an erotic setting? Well, actually, there is a variety of reasons and answers to that question. What you may want to do is use this article to find out what it is that turns your crank. Most often, when asked this question, people will answer: […]

Things become totally different if the temporary marking (lipstick or water based markers are handy for these) are a promise or an announcement of what is to happen later on. In other words, the sub now knows what will happen sooner or later, because it has been written on her body, but she doesn’t know […]

Markings can be a very effective way to make sure a slave remembers her position. And in fact, the same marking on a different part of the body has an entirely different impact. Quite a few doms like to write something on their slave’s body. Such as “my property”, or “slut”, or “whip this bitch”. […]

There is a variety of off-the-shelf bondage equipment on the market. Not everything is worth your money. Here are some useful toys as well as some that are best left in the shop Glove Cuffs Glove cuffs are leather gloves in which the hand can be folded and strapped down that way (much like a […]

Nearly everyone who is into BDSM owns at least one pair of leather wrists and one pair of leather ankle cuffs. Most own more than one set. While it seems so simple, there is actually a lot to say about the most basic of restraining devices. This may sounds silly, but the first requirement for […]

Training Bondages Both giver and recipient will do wise to do several different simple training sessions. This will help the giver to build up some skill and get acquainted with the effects of Shibari and it will help the recipient to deal with aspects such as frustration and vulnerability. Training bondage #1 The objective here […]

Especially for the submissive partner it is important to understand that it is hardly possible to cope with the more complex Shibari forms, without some basic physical training. To start with: you need to know about what being bound and feeling helpless and exposed feels like and you need to understand general basics such as […]