SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Flagellation (Fladge).

Latin flagellare, to whip, is from flagellum, the diminutive of flagrum, a scourge or whip, particularly one used in punishing slaves, and presumably with a stinging effect since it was used metaphorically to mean the sting of conscience.

 

Flogging
A term is used for striking with a variety of flexible implements, Sometimes used as a general term for such activities.
In British naval usage, a 'flogging' involved the use of a cat. It is also used of riding whips, as in 'flogging a dead horse'.
Some players restrict it to the use of a flogger.

 

Lashing.
Striking with a stinging long-tressed implement or lash. 'Lash' is also used of each stroke with such an implement,
when an offender is sentenced to a certain number of lashes.

 

Paddling.
Striking with a paddle.

 

Percussion Play.
Term used by some for all activities involving striking the body. It includes slapping, punching as well as whipping and caning.

 

Scourging.
Striking with a scourge. Has religious overtones. Loosely , it suggests whipping enough to draw blood.

 

Strapping.
Striking with a strap, typically of leather. In our Dungeon we meant a full body beating,
walking around the exposed slave beating all parts of the body.

 

Whipping.
Striking with a whip, or any object used as a whip. or a wide variety of implements covered by the term 'whip'
The expression is used very generally. .

 

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physical factors in cp toys

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          Flexibility:

From inflexible clubs and paddles
to somewhat flexible rubber hoses,
From inflexible riding crops etc.
to very flexible cats and bullwhips.

Weight:

Consider a truncheon versus a chopstick,
a fly-swatter versus a paddle,
a shot-loaded bullwhip versus a cheap paper-filled bullwhip;
a deerskin cat versus a latigo leather cat.

Contact surface:
Generally, the thinner the implement, the more damage done.

Surface characteristics
a studded versus smooth paddle,
flat versus rounded whip tails,
knotted versus unknotted whip tails,
smooth deerskin versus rough hemp rope etc. --
will also change the feel and force of the toy.

The 'stroke' of the implement:
There are two distinct aspects, the sting and the thud.
A light cat will give lots of sting but little thud.
A heavy rubber hose will give little sting and lots of thud.

This can also vary with manner of use:
a heavy whip laid across the back will give some sting and lots of thud,
but, if used so that only its tip makes contact,
will give virtually no thud but will cut the skin bloody.

Flog safely !

Safest Targets The buttocks and thighs, especially on the rear upper thighs just below the buttocks (the sulcus) These are the only universally safe target areas. You can strike hardest and longest within any particular bottom's limits. The upper back, usually a safe target area for moderate flogging. You can go heavier on someone with a very muscular back or someone who's toughened their back through previous floggings over the course of years. Avoid flogging someone's back if they are skinny and the bones are very prominent, or at least go very lightly. Always aim for the shoulders and try to avoid hitting the spine. The male upper chest (the pectoral region). Usually safe, but while some enjoy being flogged here, others cannot tolerate it at all. Go very lightly until you've gauged the tolerance. Never flog this area as heavily as the arse or thighs.

Go carefully: The soles of the feet, The feet are full of bones and nerves; the calves, The calves carry major nerve channels and blood vessels; the genitals. The genitals contain many delicate structures the female breasts, can be flogged lightly and carefully.

Avoid: The abdomen (including the chest below the nipples or breasts). The face, neck, joints, hands, lower back (just above the buttocks), sides of the torso (armpits to waist), most of the legs and feet (other than the calves and soles ). The spine.