Cupping

[Desdemona]

Does anyone have any experience with cupping?
If so:
Did you enjoy it?

Does it really make the flesh more sensitive?

Are there any precautions we should be aware of?

Did you use heat or did you use the pump type of cups?


I'm interested in any and all experiences.
Thanks

 

[shaymless]

I've been a "cuppee" several times and I enjoy it, but it's not on the top 10 list of favorite yummies.

In my experience, yes it makes my skin more sensitive, especially on my nipples. I've also found that if it's not on a place that I can watch it occur, it's not as yummy for me, but that's just me. I like to see - it's just a fun thing to watch, like a science experiment on your body.

I've only ever had it done using heat, although I've seen it done using other types of suctioning devices. I'm not certain if there's a difference in the feel of it or if the end result is ultimately the same. Since I like fire play, I like the heat aspect of it and it adds to the experience for me.

Precautions would probably better come from a person experienced in the actual doing, but if using heat, normal fire play precautions should apply. You can't be too safe when playing with flames.

shay

 

[catalina_francisco]

Have tried cupping in the past as part of massage. It is originally a Chinese technique used for 2,500 years by their physicians. I have used it with heat and also petroleum jelly, though this is a bit more difficult than heat. I think the main precaution is gaugung the heat of the implement used so as not to burn. The sensations are heightened and pleasant.

Catalina

 

[AnelizeDarkEyes]

Does anyone have any experience with cupping?
If so:
Did you enjoy it?

Does it really make the flesh more sensitive?

Are there any precautions we should be aware of?

Did you use heat or did you use the pump type of cups?


I'm interested in any and all experiences.
Thanks

Des, I remembered this short thread from awhile ago...I believe it would be a good companion to yours, and that you and others will find it very interesting from an education standpoint.

Use of cupping sets

I'm looking forward to reading what everyone else has to say on this topic...it's an interesting one.

~anelize

 

[Krinaia]

I enjoy cupping. I find it sensitizes my nipples incredibly when the suction is removed and multiples the sensations of whatever my master does after wards.

I had never however heard it refered to as "cupping" and the "fire cupping" is new to me. I thank you though for the new bits of knowledge. I'll be sure to pass them on to my "master" (friend I'm conducting "experiments" with in order for us to explore this side of our sexuality)

Thanks for the link Anelize, it led to another link that lead to a very interesting adult toy site that I am going to have to investigate in further.

_ one last bit of advice - $2.97 snake bite kit at Wal-Mart in the hunting goods section - comes with two nipple sized suction cups and one cup perfectly sized for de clit!!! yum.

 

[Desdemona]

Thank you all for the replies and info. We've only discussed this casually and I'm in research mode. LOL. I think this is something I'd like to try, though.


Annelize, where did you find that thread? I looked in the library and didn't see a cupping section. You are amazing! Thanks.

Skyline, I've been meaning to pick up the snake bit kits at Wal-Mart for some time. Unfortunately, I have brain fade when I get there and forget them. Maybe I should make a list.

Catalina and Shay thanks for sharing your experiences. Its very helpful.

 

[lilredwolph]

snake bite kits are fun but not as intense as cupping

 

[Desdemona]

Note to self.... you gotta try both.

 

[AnelizeDarkEyes]

Annelize, where did you find that thread? I looked in the library and didn't see a cupping section. You are amazing! Thanks.

LOL. It was in the filing cabinet that is my brain. I just happened to remember seeing it, and ran a search. I think I'll put your thread in though, under Techniques, that way BOTH threads will end up included. That's where most threads outlining "how to do something" end up. Thanks for the attagirl

~anelize

 

[Marquis]

I saw a cupping display at a fetish club last night that I thought was absolutely incredible.


He was using what I assume most of you are calling the fire method. He would ignite a lighter in a small jar, then press it onto his subs flesh. Her flesh would pop up to try and fill the vacuum. He covered her body with what must've been 30 cups and would shake them with his fingers on ocassion. I found the whole experience incredibly erotic, and I would really like to do this some time.

I'll have to look this up online.

 

[Brinnie]

Define: Cupping.

 

[Marquis]

I'm glad you asked Brinnie, I wasn't sure what it was until I saw it myself.

There are probably websites dedicated to this that could it explain it better than I, but from what I can tell cupping is the use of small cups or jars to create rings of suction on the skin.

 

[serijules]

I had this done once on my nipples and clit by a dom using some sort of cupping device that looked much like a gun. It was ok...my clit is extremely sensitive, I hate it even being touched, so the cupping was a bit too intense for me, and on my nipples it was just....ok. I didn't love it, didn't hate it. Not something I would beg for.

I have the snakebite nipple cup things and I find they offer nothing at all for me, don't make me any more sensitive and I hate the sight of my nipples in them.

 

[Krinaia]

Define: Cupping.

its actually an ancient medical practice - like that thing with the needles - acupuncture - it is supposed to be good for the skin... even gwyenth paltrow has been seen with the ring marks on her back and shoulders...

but to bdsmers, it can be a tool of torture/pleasure

and Marquis, you might try getting a set on E-bay - that's where a former lover of mine purchased his..

 

[Marquis]

its actually an ancient medical practice - like that thing with the needles - acupuncture - it is supposed to be good for the skin... even gwyenth paltrow has been seen with the ring marks on her back and shoulders...

but to bdsmers, it can be a tool of torture/pleasure

and Marquis, you might try getting a set on E-bay - that's where a former lover of mine purchased his..

I wonder if it requires any particular skill to perform cupping safely. I must buy a book!

 

[Singularity]

Available at Your Local Pharmacy

Another easy-to-try option besides the snakebite kit mentioned above, are medical syringes - like the kind that you use to squirt medicine into a little kid's mouth (not the needle kind).

You cut off the squirter-end and invert the plunger. The smaller sized ones are perfect for clits. The larger ones can be used very effectively on nipples. You can obtain an incredible amount of suction.

Consult your medicine chest or your friendly local nurse or pharmacist.


Sin.

 

[Miss Diva]

Have tried cupping in the past as part of massage. It is originally a Chinese technique used for 2,500 years by their physicians. I have used it with heat and also petroleum jelly, though this is a bit more difficult than heat. I think the main precaution is gaugung the heat of the implement used so as not to burn. The sensations are heightened and pleasant.

Catalina

My acupuncturist tried cupping twice on my shoulder for an acute pain. I found it was extremely helpful. The red marks of the cups though lasted a week on my shoulder.

 

[curlyred24]

ok - i tried to figure this one out and look it up, but couldn't find anything. what is a snake bite kit and what do you do with it

 

[Rad'l]

Bonkus, cupping, and snake bite kits

ok - i tried to figure this one out and look it up, but couldn't find anything. what is a snake bite kit and what do you do with it

Curlyred an' all:

I had followed this cupping thread for several days before the penny dropped. Cupping, known as ‘bonkus’ in Eastern Europe is a quasi medical practice in which a vacuum is used to raise welts on a patient’s skin. This is supposed to be good for the patient.

The penny that dropped - dropped onto a memory of the film “Zorba, the Greek”. There is a fabulous scene in which Zorba is fishing the cups out of a pot of boiling water and applying them to the back of the elderly woman (Zorba’s sister?).

Now to snake bite kits: A bite from a poisonous snake usually leaves two puncture wounds (with venom) in the victim’s skin. Sucking out the venom would be a good idea. Years ago we were taught to cut x shaped marks on each puncture - then apply suction by mouth. In the late 1940's - someone pointed out that if the rescuer had any mouth wounds, cut lips, etc. there would soon be two sick people. So the snake bite kits were developed to enable an aid person to suck the venom out of the puncture without direct risk.

Interesting topic.

 

[catalina_francisco]

I wonder if it requires any particular skill to perform cupping safely. I must buy a book!

cupping history & techniques This might be of interest. I know I have instructions for some of the methods in a massage book I bought eons ago before I was into this lifestyle. I have a lot of time for Chinese medicine and until moving to Europe always sought out Chinese GP's who combined the eastern with their western medical knowledge, using the western as an alternative final option. I miss them here.

Catalina

 

[Sir_Winston54]

Damn it! I know someone inquired about cupping just a few months ago, and I posted a couple of responses in the thread, but I can not find the thread or the posts - unless I want to review my last 500 posts (which apparently is all it will let one check ).

 

[Marquis]

I still don't understand how the hot water method works.

In fact, I don't see what heat has to do with it at all.

 

[snowy ciara]

Geek Alert


Heat a pan of water on the stove til it's boiling. Then take an empty plastic soda bottle by the neck and swoosh it around in the water for a few seconds. When you pull it out, dunk it in a pan of ice water; the sides will contract and smoosh in. What happened was, the air inside the bottle was heated more than the outside air, so it expanded. When you cooled it, it became denser than the air outside and it smooshed in.

When you heat a metal or glass cup, even when the end is opened, the air inside the cup still is warmer than the air outside the cup. When you place the heated cup on someone's skin, it usually creates an airtight seal. As the cup cools, the air inside it still contracts; creating a vacuum. Somethings gotta give as the air contracts and since flesh is more flexible than glass or metal, it sucks into to the cup, sort of filling in the spot where the shrinking air used to be.

As for what's going on below the skin, why it gets more sensitive and stuff, you'd need to ask one of the nurses. I think it's because of the blood trapped in the area, kind of like the way an engorged penis or clit is more sensitive than when they aren't all aroused.

I've never tried this in a sexual sense, but I had it done as part of massage therapy when I cracked my pelvis. The massage therapist says it works by increasing blood flow to the affected area which stimulated healing and pain relief. She also told me that traditionally, when used in an acupuncture sort of way, they didn't usually use heat, but since she was usually using heat for her massage therapy, it made sense to do it that way.

end Geek Alert

 

[Marquis]

Excellent, thank you.

 

[snowy ciara]

You're welcome. It's not often I have anything to add to discussions over here. Inexperience sucks.