Category: (Sado)Masochism
Subcategory: Types

Punching / Beating

Punching and beating involve striking the body with closed fists or similar forceful impacts, typically targeting fleshy areas that can absorb impact safely like thighs, buttocks, and upper back. This differs from spanking in both technique and typically intensity, using knuckles or the side of the fist rather than an open palm.

This more intense form of impact play requires knowledge of safe target zones to avoid damage to organs, nerves, and bones. The sensation produced is generally deeper and more thudding compared to the sting of spanking or flogging. Participants often establish clear boundaries about force, target areas, and visible marking before engaging in this more extreme form of impact play.

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About the category (Sado)Masochism

Sadomasochism involves the consensual exchange of sensation that many would find painful or intense in non-erotic contexts. This spectrum encompasses both the giving (sadism) and receiving (masochism) of such sensations, creating experiences where pain, intensity, and pleasure become interwoven through deliberate and controlled application.

People enjoy sadomasochistic activities for diverse reasons: the intense endorphin rush that creates natural highs, the intimate trust required between partners, the transformation of pain into pleasure through context and arousal, and the cathartic release many experience through intense sensation. Rather than being about suffering, well-executed SM play creates unique states of consciousness and connection that many practitioners find impossible to access through other means, offering profound physical and psychological experiences when practiced with skill and care.



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