Something that seems more like an accessory, like my suspension bondage rig, is actually crucial in creating so many specialized options in my dungeon.
With bondage suspension points (think anything that bears weight), I cannot emphasize enough the importance of engineering and strength. I’ve seen many hastily installed ceiling bolts and untreated wood bars. The rigger in me immediately begins to calculate the failure points of crumbling Parisian ceilings and bondage hooks installed by the neighborhood handyman.
A metal suspension bondage rig allows me to follow my whims in bondage. Feeling confident in my equipment frees space in my mind to focus on my subject and what they are experiencing. The safety of my submissive occupies enough of my mind. I don’t have the patience to concern myself with lesser quality suspension equipment.
Not every option will be suitable for every person, but I believe each situation is interesting to all, if not to read about.
Open, exposed, helpless, vulnerable
You spend so much energy shielding and hiding yourself from the world. Being spread open frightens and intrigues you. You have a particular flavor of bondage that works for you. You have so few opportunities to feel vulnerable — and be free. With my bondage suspension rig, you can feel spread out, vulnerable, and free. But did you ever think you would feel like you are flying at the same time?
Leather sit-swing
Structured like a parachute harness, but in leather, because we are in a dungeon, of course, the leather sit-swing holds you quickly and securely above the ground in moments. The sit-swing is the most straightforward and rapid method of bondage suspension.
Even before restraining your limbs, you are already helpless and flying. You can move as you like, but your feet don’t have purchase, and your hands can only grasp yourself. The slings for your thighs keep you in the air and also spread your legs apart. Your tender bits are all exposed.
The next-level experience incorporates leather cuffs for a floating hog-tie. For those who can handle the stretch and intensity, the drop into subspace is almost immediate. If this interests you, but you are unsure you can sustain such a position, try incorporating daily stretching exercises and addressing any circulatory issues you may have.
Regardless, the suspension bondage of the leather sit-swing is a quick and easy way to achieve the sensation of flying.
I wrote a blog post with a video of my leather sit swings unboxing. For more information, you can also view the product for sale on Rizward Leather’s website.
The Improved St Andrew’s Cross Experience
I know the St Andrew’s Cross is an icon of the BDSM dungeon, but I’ve never liked it. While you might crave rigid rules and unforgiving positions, I like more freedom to choose how I want to use my submissive.
Using the frame’s bondage points for the ankles, wrists, etc., we can easily achieve the positions of a traditional St Andrew’s Cross, but, and this is an important fact I’ve learned over the years, I can choose how high and how spread your limbs are. Not everyone will experience it in the same way, and for some, holding their wrists high causes a lovely stretch, while for others, it can be stressful. I pick your experience, not the furniture.
The defining advantage of a free-standing rig over a St Andrews Cross is that it is free-standing. I have access to your front and back without having to undo and redo the bondage. I really enjoy having constant, 360-degree access to your exposed body.
Shibari/Kinbaku/Hojojitsu
I have recently fallen in love with ropes all over again. For years, I enjoyed ropes as a cheap and portable way to achieve bondage that I would typically use a device for. While I always appreciated the ritual of placing ropes on a body as a connection to my subject, device bondage was quicker and, frankly, more “dungeon-y.” However, over the past year, I have studied with several teachers and gained a deeper understanding of the movement and dance techniques that utilize rope.
With the bondage suspension rig, I have twenty-three bondage points to secure or suspend you. I can use a traditional Shibari ring, but also branch out to the other bondage points. What I have learned over the past year is that Japanese-style rope bondage is not tying the rope to a destination, but a continual evolution of bondage positions. I have learned how to incorporate movement and make a kinetic, dynamic scene with the rope itself.
Of course, I can bring in all of my other mischievous toys as I see fit, too.
Metal isolation
Metal device bondage takes the secure feeling to the next level. Metal bondage is not for the faint of heart or the claustrophobic. The metal isolation helmet and matching metal mitts tighten to fit with bolts and close securely with padlocks. You aren’t going anywhere.
The mits are fun for everyone who wants an escapable bondage experience, and the click of the padlock really makes the scene. The metal helmet, on the other hand, is a much more intense experience. It’s too heavy to sit on your shoulders, so it must be suspended from above. Fortunately, the suspension bondage rig handles it well.
I place great importance on the safety and comfort of my subjects. I do keep handcuffs in the dungeon, but when it comes to metal bondage, I prefer the mitts or shackles as shared in my blog post about why police cuffs are a bad choice for bondage.
Other Options
For more elaborate bondage experiences, I can suspend my bondage platform. It offers numerous options, with a whole page dedicated to it.
For a bondage and medical or bondage and pegging/milking experience, I can suspend my gyno-platform, which also has its own page of bondage options and more.
Suspension Bondage Rig for All
For some, bondage is the means and the ends of a dungeon session. The goal is the physical relinquishing of control to the dominant and the feeling of flying in space. That is enough, and it’s not nothing. I find these bondage-focused sessions delightful mental spaces to occupy and encourage them often. For others, bondage is the first step on the path of an elaborate BDSM scene. My bondage suspension rig handles both approaches beautifully.
For more information about how I utilize bondage, please refer to my Bondage in Paris page, or for a greater view of my professional attitude, spend some time on my BDSM Philosophy and Femdom Psychology page.
American dominatrix in Paris bringing her specific style and three decades of experience to her adopted city with the best equipped BDSM dungeon in Paris and most of France.
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