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| − | '''Impact play''' is a human [[human sexual behavior|sexual practice]] in which one person (the [[bottom (BDSM)|bottom]]) is struck (usually repeatedly) by another person (the [[top (BDSM)|top]]) for the sexual gratification of either or both parties. Impact play is sometimes referred to as ''percussion play'', [[corporal punishment]] or ''CP''. It is considered a form of [[BDSM]].
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| − | There are number of activities that qualify as impact play.
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| − | In [[erotic spanking]] the bottom is struck either with the top's open hand, or a rigid implement such a [[paddle]], [[cane]] or [[riding crop]]. In the latter case the activity is often referred to as ''paddling'', ''caning'' or ''cropping''. The usual targets for spanking are the [[buttock]]s and inner [[wikipedia:thigh|thigh]]s.
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| − | In erotic [[flagellation]] the bottom is struck with a flexible implement such a [[whip]] or [[belting|belt]]. Whips are classified by how many ''falls'' they have:
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| − | * ''Single tails'' such as a [[bullwhip]] have a single fall. The associated activity is referred to as ''single tailing''.
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| − | * ''[[flogger]]s'', such as a [[cat o' nine tails]] or a [[scourge]] have many falls. The associated activity is referred to as ''flogging'', though in common speech this term applies to any form of whipping.
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| − | For safety, impact play should be done on areas of the human body well protected by fat or muscle; spots to avoid include the kidneys, neck, tailbone, hipbones and all joints. The usual targets for flagellation are the buttocks and the two areas of the upper back below the [[wikipedia:shoulder_blade|shoulder blade]]s. With care, the thighs, the backs of the calves and the chest can be targets as well.
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| − | The use of a whip means that the top must take great care to hit the intended target area, and avoid ''wrapping''; that is where falls make contact with the target area somewhere up their length and the remaining length wraps around the bottom's body to deliver a sharp, non-erotic, and possibly injurous off-target blow. The longer the falls the more skill is required by the top to land a safe blow. Advanced flogging techniques use a pair of floggers employed in a [[wikipedia:martial_art|martial art]]s style alternating pattern.
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| − | Less common forms of impact play include [[wikipedia:Punch_(strike)|punching]] and face slapping.
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| − | The sensations produced by impact play depend the area in which the impact is concentrated. Wide implements such as an open hand, paddle or flogger produce a dull "thuddy" sensation. Narrow implements such as a cane, riding crop, belt or single tail produce a sharp "stingy"
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| − | ==See also==
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| − | * [[Sadism and masochism]]
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| − | * [[Sensation play]]
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| − | * [[Advice: Flogging]]
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| − | * [[Advice: Caning]]
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| − | ==External links==
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| − | *[http://www.sexuality.org sexuality.org] has articles on [http://www.sexuality.org/l/bdsm/spanking.html spanking], [http://www.sexuality.org/l/bdsm/floginst.html flogging] [http://www.sexuality.org/l/bdsm/grimflog.html ], and [http://www.sexuality.org/l/bdsm/cane.html caning]
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| − | *[http://www.albanypowerexchange.com/BDSMinfo/flogging_basics.htm The basics of flogging] at [http://www.albanypowerexchange.com Albany Power Exchange]
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| − | [[Category:Punishment]]
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