Clamps for BDSM can be attached to various parts of the body. But beware: Not every body part is suitable for everyone when it comes to pain tolerance.
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Masochist: Pleasure in pain and the joy of suffering
Experiencing power and violence can cause more sexual arousal for a masochist than the actual performance of sexual acts.
Genital torture for men: Ballbusting / CBT
Ballbusting” or “Cock and Ball Torture” (“CBT” in short) is a form of play in which the penis and testicles are tormented.
Riding crop – For discipline and order
The riding crop is typically intended as an instrument for a brief chastisement to correct misbehavior on the part of the submissive partner.
The pleasure of torture: Sadist
Exercising power and (consensual) violence can cause more sexual arousal in a sadist than the actual performance of sexual acts.
Jangled nerves: The Wartenberg wheel
In medicine, it’s hardly used anymore for hygienic reasons, but the Wartenberg wheel is experiencing a true renaissance in BDSM circles to deliberately induce pain stimuli.
Flogger – A whip even for beginners
A flogger is mostly used as a sex toy in the BDSM realm. The active act of whipping is called flagellation.
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