List of Bondage positions

Engine hoist as sex toy
Photo by Robin Roberts

Bondage positions Bondage is about opportunity, motive and what do you have at hand. (Yes, it does sound like we are analyzing a crime scene, doesn't it? )

A lot of what makes bondage work is the "playground" and what is available. Take an inventory of the space to see what is in it: chairs, beds, trees, or nothing at all. (I actually teach a class entitled: "You forgot your Toy Bag, now what? "

Use your imagination: does there happen to be an engine hoist available? <Grin>

The next part is the, "What position should I use? " Look at your victim (Sorry, volunteer <g>) and take a physical inventory. Not everyone can bend, squat, sit or stand like everyone else.

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Besides the usual, recognizable forms (seated, standing, kneeling, etc.), here are some specific positions:

Asymmetric bondage

Bondage positions are designed to create a feeling of being off-balance.

Ball tie

tying into a ball with the knees pressed against the chest, the ankles against the buttocks, and the arms behind the back or against the shins

Bottom bondage

Tying up the buttocks for a fetishistic appeal or for spanking

Box tie

tying the arms across and behind the back, wrist to elbow

Breast bondage

various ways to tie up breasts

Chair bondage

A person is seated in a chair and then feet are tied to chair legs with hands bound behind their back or behind their head.

Crotch rope

a rope encircles the waist to create a belt, and then rope(s) passes between the legs to form a "pair of panties "

Elbow bondage

The elbows tied together behind the back - might be touching

Frogtie or 'en craupadine' (French for toad)

the person has their hands bound behind their back, their legs are crossed and bound across their chest or behind their neck

G-string tie

Instructions with diagrams

Gorean "slave " positions "

Positions of a slave as defined by John Norman's Gorean Chronicles

Hair bondage

fixing ropes to the hair and using them to fix the head in a fixed position

Hammerlock

the arm is held bent against the back, the hand forced upwards towards the neck, thereby applying pressure to the shoulder joint.

Head bondage

encasing or immobilizing the head, (also see Hair Bondage)

Hogtie

A person's wrists are tied (usually crossed) behind their back, and then tied to their ankles, also behind their back.

Mummification

Also see the article of Saran Wrap for FAQ and methodology

Over-arm tie

Wrists are bound together, then brought over the head and tied to the waist

Predicament bondage

A person is bound in such a way that they are forced to decide between two equally painful positions

Pretzel hogtie

(also see Hogtie

Reverse Prayer

the wrists are bound behind the back and then raised toward the neck so that it looks like the person is in a praying position.

Savage Fold

also known as lotus fold (made famous by bondage photographer John Savage

Shibari

A series of ties: Karada (body harness); Sukaranbo (crotch rope); Shinju (breast harness) (see article for more positions)

Spread eagle

A person is tied with extremities pointed to the four corners of the compass. Can be tied standing or if laying down, either face-up (supine) or face down (prone).

Strappado

an extreme bondage position wherein the bottom has arms bound behind the back and then raised toward the ceiling, causing them to forward at the waist. (Caution: can cause Positional asphyxia)

Suspension bondage

A person is tied so that their body weight is off the floor. (see article for more positions)

A Personal Note from Robin

I'll be adding more descriptions and photos in the near future!

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