Bastinado

Love feet so much you want to whip them?

Do foot whipping and bastinado mean the same?

Can the feet withstand a bastinado beating?

Love feet so much you want to whip them?

Canes are both feared and loved by many bottoms and subs, but if you want to get mean, you'll want to check out some foot whipping bastinado action! Thought to have its origins in Eastern and Middle Eastern countries, the bastinado meaning comes from the Spanish word 'Bastonada' which means a blow with a cudgel or a stick—used explicitly as punishment through history, where you hit a person's soles with a cane, a switch or sometimes a flogger. It's a fetish enjoyed by those who love pain, generically known as foot whipping, as the impact is focused intensely in one place. It also doesn't leave marks, and a person can walk normally afterwards.

What does bastinado mean?

The meaning of bastinado is 'beaten with a stick' but has a more specific use in the fetish world. It is a particular kind of beating, often with a cane, on the soles of the feet.

Do foot whipping and bastinado mean the same?

Foot whipping is a more generic term for bastinado, so they are the same thing just said in different ways.

Is bastinado safe?

As long as you practise in a RACK (Risk Aware Consensual Kink) manner, bastinado can be relatively safe. It's essential only to hit the very middle of the foot and avoid the heel and toes that are easier to damage. However, bastinado is designed to inflict a lot of pain without much damage, marks disappear very quickly, making it a favourite with masochists.

Can the feet withstand a bastinado beating?

Yes, even a hard beating to the soles is absorbed by the foot's firm skin which is made to withstand walking pressure. You might have a little marking from a foot whipping, but it will go quickly, and your feet might be a little tender, but walking won't be a problem if the beating was given appropriately.

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