Category: (Sado)Masochism
Subcategory: Types

Spanking

## Spanking

Spanking involves striking the buttocks with an open hand or implement like paddles, crops, or straps. The fleshy area can absorb impact relatively safely while providing intense sensation due to its rich nerve supply.

This popular activity offers accessible entry into impact play with a good balance of sensation and safety. The buttocks can handle stronger impact than many body parts, making spanking suitable for various intensity levels. Beyond physical stimulation, many enjoy the psychological aspects—the positioning often creates vulnerability, and the activity carries connotations of discipline or punishment that enhance power dynamics. From playful taps to serious discipline sessions, spanking spans a wide range of BDSM experiences.

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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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