The Disciplines
Practices ◆ Terminology ◆ Exploration
An introduction to the language of the House — discover the meaning behind its disciplines, practices and desires.
41 disciplines
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- Ball Busting Ball busting is a form of consensual BDSM impact play focused on the testicles, sometimes explored as part of a pain or power dynamic.
- Bastinado Bastinado, also called foot whipping, is a form of impact play focused on the soles of the feet.
- Body Worship Body worship is a consensual BDSM practice centred on admiring and giving devoted attention to a partner’s body.
- Bondage Bondage is the consensual use of restraint in BDSM, often explored for its sense of vulnerability, trust or control.
- Breathe Play An intense form of power exchange centred on breath, control, trust and carefully negotiated boundaries.
C
- CBT/Cock and Ball Torture Cock and ball torture, or CBT, is consensual pain or sensation play focused on the penis and testicles.
- Chastity Chastity is an agreed restriction on sexual stimulation or orgasm, sometimes involving a wearable device or a keyholder.
- Corporal Punishment Corporal punishment is agreed physical discipline, often framed as part of an authority or punishment roleplay.
- Couples Couples can explore shared fetishes, roleplay and power dynamics together, with space for each partner’s interests and boundaries.
E
- Edging Edging is a form of orgasm control that delays climax by slowing or pausing stimulation, building anticipation.
- Electrics (Electrastim and Violet Wand) Electrics is sensation play using purpose-made devices such as ElectraStim and the Violet Wand, each producing a different electrical sensation.
F
- Fart Fetish (Eproctophilia) A fart fetish is a sexual interest in flatulence, often centred on its sound, smell or the intimacy and taboo of sharing it.
- Feminisation Feminization is consensual roleplay centred on exploring a feminine appearance, manner or identity within an agreed fantasy.
- Findom FinDom is a consensual power exchange in which giving money or gifts becomes part of a dominant and submissive dynamic.
- Foot/Stocking/Shoe/Boot Worship Foot, stocking, shoe and boot worship centres on attention to a Mistress’s feet, footwear and the details of how she presents them.
- Forced bi Forced bi is a consensual roleplay fantasy about being directed to explore same-sex intimacy as part of a power exchange.
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- Nappy Play Nappy play explores the feelings and rituals associated with wearing a nappy, sometimes alongside adult baby roleplay.
- Needle Play Needle play combines anticipation, trust and the distinctive sensation of carefully placed needles.
- Nipple Play/Torture Nipple play explores sensation, anticipation and intensity, from a light touch to firmer stimulation.
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- Sissification Sissification explores a feminine persona through clothing, behaviour and an agreed dynamic of guidance or submission.
- Skin Staples Skin staples are used in advanced body play for their distinctive appearance, sensation and medical-play imagery.
- Smoking/Vape Fetish Smoking and vaping fetishes centre on the appearance, gestures or atmosphere of someone smoking or vaping.
- Strap~on / Pegging Pegging is consensual anal penetration using a strap-on; strap-on play can include other forms of penetration and power exchange.
- Suturing Suturing is an advanced form of needle play that uses stitches to create an intimate, often decorative experience.
T
- Tickling [giving] A tickling fetish centres on the sensation, anticipation and playful loss of control that consensual tickling can create.
- Tie and Tease Tie and tease combines agreed restraint with teasing, anticipation and the temporary surrender of control.
- Trampling Trampling is consensual play in which one person steps or stands on another, often exploring pressure, footwear or power exchange.
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W
- Watersports Watersports is a term for consensual fetish play involving urine or urination, sometimes called urine play.
- Wax Play Wax play is a form of temperature play in which melted wax is applied to the skin for its warmth, sensation and anticipation.
- Wrestling [giving] Wrestling is a consensual fetish involving physical grappling, competition and the shifting balance of control between partners.
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