ABDOMEN



Smooth and soft, or hard and muscled a sub's belly is a site for gentle play at most. Stretched out before a Dom/me the abdomen is a tempting area, but not as impervious to damage as that of David, above. Even when covered by well developed muscle this is an area, especially in its lower half, that requires sensual attention and stimulation rather than heavy play.

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• From above the pubic mound to the waist the abdomen should NEVER be a target for anything but the lightest flagellation. From the waist to below the ribs you can be a little more generous with the strength of strokes but they should still be delivered with a light and stingy toy. Rosa Klebb might have got away with punching that agent in the belly with her knuckle dusters (From Russia with Love) but it isn't recommended play for Dom/mes and subs!
  
  That temptingly hard muscle covers innards that are very vulnerable to damage. In fact heavy play on the muscle itself could cause damage and weakened muscle on the abdomen can lead to a hernia. Below the waist all the organs are much less well protected and even more vulnerable to damage. Please take great care with your choice of play on the abdomen.
  
  
• Laid out before you on a bed or bench, a convenient little dip at its centre and connecting the sensitive chest above and genitals below, the belly is an inviting recepticle for wax play. That little dip in the middle even makes such a fun candle holder. Then with your lightest and swishiest of small floggers whirling like a scrubber in a car wash, and perhaps occassionally straying up and down to lovely bits either side, you can strip away all that wax and leave the area clean to start again.
  
  Wax play on the upper and lower tummy doesn't require any special precautions, just the usual ones. Oh! except, if you do use the navel as a candle stick, don't forget to blow out the light before you go to bed.
  
  

  Piercing can be very decorative on the belly since you have such a stretch of flesh for a work surface. Deep piercing is ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS because of the risk of puncturing the bowel but play piercing just under the skin is fine. At one club I saw a femsub with over 100 needles through the skin of her upper and lower belly, each one connected to a fine wire that was fastened at its outer end to a frame to which the girl was also cuffed hand and foot. The effect was stuning, the cuffs essential to ensure she didn't fall and rip out the needles.

  
  
  As always you must use sterile procedure when piercing in this area. Keep the piercing shallow and you should have no problems.
  
  
• If you don't fancy the risk of blood from piercing then almost as intense is clamping. Lines of clamps parallel to the line of the body are both decorative and effective.
  
  Clamps on the abdomen rarely cause any problems. Just don't pinch anything inside or leave them on too long.
  
  
• Stroking, tickling, massage and electrical play are all permissable in these areas, though we recommend keeping all electrical play below the waist unless you REALLY know what you are doing. Vibrators, or electric exercise pads applied to the lower abdomen can also give excellent results, as their effects reverberate all the way down through the subs body to their groin. Try applying a strong vibrator on the lower abdomen, touch it with your little finger then lay the tip of you index finger on her clit or the tip of his cock. Just think of it, you can torment your sub and tone their body at the same time. How lucky can they get?!
  
  
  Have fun and play safe!