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What Is Impact Play?
You’ve heard about it and you think it seems pretty obvious what it is, but you aren’t completely sure. After all the word Impact, meaning to strike or run into or even bump and the word Play don’t really seem to go together. We usually use Impact when thinking of something like a car accident or a plane crash. However, in BDSM it means nothing so extreme as that, though it definitely falls under the SM (Sadism and Masochism) part.
The great thing is, you already know about Impact Play, but just don’t know it yet. You’ve heard it called “erotic spanking,” “erotic flagellation,” or even “corporeal punishment.” These are all aspects of Impact play. While there are a few others, these are the three that are most well known and most often used. Basically this is when a Dominant partner repeatedly strikes the submissive partner with their hand or with a variety of spanking-type implements,.
Impact Play: Deep Tissue Pain
First there is Corporeal Punishment which admittedly sounds far more official than it is. Though for some, the mere sound of the words corporeal punishment is a huge turn-on. It makes the play sound less like play and more like well, punishment. The difference between simple spanking and corporeal punishment is the level of pain the spankee sustains. This is for those who truly want to feel the moment for days afterward.
The intent of this kind of Impact Play is to cause deep tissue bruising. Not just a surface mark, but instead and as well as, one that is deep and painful. It leaves an aching, sore to the touch, spot for days afterward. You must take care not to cause permanent damage. Understand this impact play can be anything from punching and kicking to flogging and caning. We advise you to participate in erotic punishment and edge play only with an expert Mistress. One who knows what she is doing and isn’t going to harm you in a way that won’t heal.
The Lighter Impact
Erotic Spanking is a less harmful and more often used type of Impact Play. Spanking incorporated into the sexual act turns on a lot of people. It leaves redness and some light bruising at times. But fans, for the most part, consider it a less punishing version of impact play. A Mistress will frequently have you lay across her lap, bend over something or place you on your hands and knees to spank you.
It’s appealing to the submissive in the fact that it takes the power completely from their hands. And then it punishes them in a way that allows them to enjoy whatever fetish they may have, without guilt. Some prefer paddles, either wooden or leather to spank with, both unbending. Whether it is a paddle or a riding crop or even a cane, the Dominant strikes mostly on the thighs or the ass of the submissive, but not as hard as with corporeal punishment.
Bullwhips and Cat O’ Nine Tails
When it comes to Erotic Flagellation, the Mistress needs to be even more careful to strike the submissive in the correct place. As flagellation is normally done with a pliable and oftentimes very moveable and bendable instrument, the strike has to be very specific. Otherwise, as in the case of a whip (which is a typical implement in erotic flagellation impact play) the initial strike, which crosses the back or shoulders, is very erotic. If you mishandle it, and it then wraps around the waist, chest or neck of a submissive, it’s then no longer erotic. Instead it’s just painful and uncomfortable.
Thus it requires a Mistress who is very skilled in erotic flagellation to do it properly. The expert Mistress uses belts, bullwhips, cat o’ nine tails and various other whips and cords. She applies them to the safest areas, the more fatty and muscular areas of the body, like the back and buttocks. She includes thighs and calves, as well as the chest and breasts, extremely carefully, if at all.
Overall Impact Play is not for those who are just looking for simple fun. It leans much more toward the extreme side of BDSM. It is very often referred to as on the edges of BDSM play. Anyone interested can play though, we just recommend you start out slowly and work you way up to true deep tissue Impact Play.
And always, always make sure your Mistress (or Master, but we’re much hotter) is skilled and knowledgeable in the type of Impact Play you are engaging in. And that you keep the lines of communication open, so it stays erotic and naughty.