Cock and ball torture (CBT) is a sexual activity involving the consensual application of pain, pressure, or constriction to the male genitals.[1][2] Practices can include squeezing, genital spanking, genital piercing, wax play, urethral play, erotic electrostimulation, and impact play such as ballbusting.[3] The testicles are particularly sensitive to pain, and even relatively minor impact can cause pain or discomfort.[4]
The recipient of such activities may receive pleasure via masochism, emotional pleasure through erotic humiliation, or knowledge that the play is pleasing to a sadistic dominant.[3]
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Devices and practices
CBT can be performed using toys and devices.[5]
A dominatrix performing ballbusting by kicking a man's testicles.
Ballbusting at the Folsom Street Fair in 2018.
Ballbusting
Ballbusting is a practice in which pain is deliberately applied to the testicles, through impact such as kicking, kneeing or pressure. Pain from testicular impact results from activation of pain-sensitive nerve endings.[6] Because sensory pathways from the testicles overlap with pathways in the abdomen, it can produce characteristic sensation of being “hit in the stomach”.[7]
It's particularly associated with female domination, in which a dominant woman applies the sensation to a male submissive. It's described as a practice that can challenge conventional associations with masculine strength.[8][9]
Participants may be drawn to the practice for different reasons, as research on people identifying with dominant roles more has found that motivations include the sense of control or self-expression.[10]
Ball stretcher
A metal ball stretcher and cock ring, which forces penis' erection
A ball stretcher is a sex toy that is used to elongate the scrotum and provide a feeling of weight pulling the testicles away from the body. Intended to make one's testicles hang lower than normal, this sex toy can be potentially harmful to the genitals as the circulation of blood can be cut off if over-tightened.[citation needed]
Most ball stretchers are leather, rubber, or stainless steel. Leather ones usually are fastened with snaps, wrapping around the scrotum with the testicles hanging below. Rubber ones stretch enough for the testicles to pass through, and can be either a tube or a ring, where multiple rings can be added to create the desired length of "stretch". The length of a stretcher can range from 2 to 10 cm (1 to 4 in).[11]
Ball crusher
A ball crusher is a device that applies adjustable pressure to the testicles, typically using screws to draw together plates or other clamping surfaces.[12]
Parachute
A parachute is a small collar, usually made from leather, which fastens around the scrotum, and from which weights can be hung. It is conical in shape, with three or four short chains hanging beneath, to which weights can be attached.[citation needed]
Humbler
Kneeling man wearing a humbler
A humbler is a BDSM physical restraint device, a cock-and-ball bondage toy used to restrict the movement of a submissive participant in a BDSM scene. It consists of a testicle cuff device, typically a ring, that clamps around the base of the scrotum while it is drawn back between the legs. This is mounted in the center of a bar or pair of rods that pass behind the thighs at the base of the buttocks. As a result, the wearer is forced to keep their legs folded forward, preventing the user from standing up straight, having to stay bent over or crawl on all fours.[13]
Testicle cuffs
A testicle cuff is a ring-shaped device that can be placed around the scrotum between the body and the testicles. When it is closed it prevents the testicles from passing through. A common type of testicle cuff consists of two connected cuffs, one around the scrotum and the other around the base of the penis. A standard padlock may also be locked around the scrotum.[citation needed]
Some passive participants enjoy the feeling of being "owned", while dominant individuals enjoy the sense of "owning" their partners. Requiring such an individual wear testicle cuffs symbolizes that their sexual organs belong to their partner. The cuffs may also form part of a sexual fetish of the wearer or their partner.[citation needed]
Cock harness
A "Gates of Hell" chastity device used for erotic sexual denial. It prevents the penis of a submissive male who has been sexually aroused from becoming erect.
Early cock harnesses were used to prevent erections in a variety of ways; many of them caused pain in the penis, typically using sharp projections from cock rings or sometimes via electric shocks. These devices were designed for medical use, to prevent ejaculation while sleeping which was believed to cause "seminal weakness" and other physical problems.[14] An example was the jugum penis.[15]
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