Japanese bondage is a technique that is difficult to combine with other forms of erotic power exchange play. Because of the constant need for balance and the effective use of shiatsu pressure points some forms of play, such as whipping, will only work counterproductive. Your best bet is to stick to the proven complementary techniques, the Japanese have developed themselves.
Precision Pain Impulses
The Japanese combine bondage with very precise techniques to apply very local, pinpointed pain impulses. The most common techniques for this purpose is the use of relatively mild impulses, such as the application of candle wax or clamps (frequently clothes pins).
Candle wax drips: By dripping candle wax on specific areas, such as the breasts or the genital area, you can give “accents”, temporarily concentrating your subs attention to one specific area. This is frequently done after the bondage has lasted for quite a while, mainly as a “refreshing” technique. Some indicental drips are usually sufficient to get the required effect and attention.
Candle wax designs: Quite often, as an “accent” as well as for aesthetic reasons, designs are drawn on the subs body using candle wax. They are usually symbols or just free hand designs with no particular meaning. It takes a very steady hand and quite a bit of experience to be able to do this and you may want to practise this before using it in a real scene.
Candle wax pouring: A technique that brings about a crescendo of pain impulses is pouring candlewax in large amounts, creating a “hot” waterfall. This is not without risk. It is done bij melting one or more entire candles and pouring it onto the subs body. One has to make sure the fuses are taken out of the wax first and the way must not be too hot (test one or two drips on your own skin first!). The “burning” effect on the skin will last longer than the effect of individual drips, simply because it takes longer for wax to cool down.
Clamp accents: Clamps can be used to give the same “accents”. In general clothes pins are used and usually not or not only on the obvious locations such as nipples and vagina, but on random spots on the skin, including lips, ears and armpits.
Japanese rose: The Japanese rose is a very intense form of nipple torture, done in the following way. Clothes pins are placed circular around the nipple. Experienced subs may even be able to handle two or three concentric rings of pins on the breasts. One or more rings will focus the concentration almost entirely on the nipple, where the final clamp or pin is placed.
Removing clamps: The Japanese in general will built up a “garden of clamps” on the subs body. This may go as far as a hundred or more. The clamps are removed in different ways, depending on the result you want to achieve. If you want to create one big crescendo, they are rubbed off in one go. Alternatively (if your sub can handle this) you may also pick (or pull) them off one by one. Very experienced doms will sometimes use a riding crop to whip them off one by one.
You will have noticed that the pain impulses used are relatively mild, compared to other play forms. That is only illusion. Because of the fact that your subs body is already tensed, stretched and stimulated in all sorts of ways, their is no escape and as a result of the psychological effects of your bondage the effects of pain impulses may be five to ten times more intense than when used in a more standard erotic power exchange scene. For this reason the general advise is to be careful with adding pain impulses and to built up very slowly. Japanese subs are trained carefully and over a long period of time to be able to handle Japanese bondages and the extra effects and the pictures or videos you see usually involve welltrained subs that have much greater physical capabilities, compared to an inexperienced western sub.
Humiliation
Other techniques used are humiliation. Again this is a technique that requires skill and knowledge. Remember that your sub, when in a Japanese bondage, is extremely vulnerable, physically as well as mentally and like pain accents humilitions – even mild ones – may have a tremendous impact.
Physical humiliation: Clamps are often used to create humiliating effects. On the ears and nose for example placing clamps has a very dramatic psychological effect. Placing clamps on the lips or tongue will make talking difficult. The Japanese use a very humiliating punishment for subs that either talk too much or beg for mercy during a bondage session. In these cases a strong (American) clamp is placed on the tongue and the clamp is either tied to something or a weight is attached to it so the tongue will be pulled, making it impossible for the sub to speak and forcing her to drewl. This punishment is both painful as well as humiliating and should not be used without prior communication about it.
Sexual humilitation: By using dildos, vibrators or brushes the sub will often be aroused during a Japanese bondage session. This will add to the arousal created by the bondage itself of course. She will not be allowed the relief of an orgasm, thus intensifying the sensation of being utterly helpless and at the mercy of the dom. Alternatively the Japanese dom will introduce forms of sexual stimulation the sub considers difficult, such as anal stimulation.
Other humiliation: A specific oriental form of humiliation is letting your sub urinate while the the dom (or others) watch, since this is considered extremely humiliating. Quite often the sub is not given any relief and her natural urge will be intensified forcing her to urinate while in bondage and being left like this.
Urine cookies: Again a very specific oriental form of humiliation are urine cookies. In these cases the sub is forced to urinate and flour will be added to it. This mixture is rolled into small balls and the sub will be forced to eat these.