Bondage and Discipline vs. BDSM

How Bondage and Discipline Differ from Sado-Masochism

The bondage and discipline side of BDSM is where the dominant puts rules on the submissive that the submissive is supposed to obey. Often when rules of proper behavior are disobeyed, punishment is used as a way of disciplining when rules have clearly been broken. For example, when a BDSM partner breaks the usual no-nonsense rule that says "you cannot touch me there," by wearing a corset or by leaving her hair loose, she might receive lashes or a spanking or even worse. Some people who practice BDSM consider this as a form of affection. 

Bondage and discipline in BDSM can also be expressed through fantasy and even masochism. Most kinky couples in BDSM are actually looking for an outlet for their sexual energy outside of normal bedroom activities. Some kinky couples turn to bondage and discipline in order to express their power and their sexuality even outside of their relationship. Others go kinky and experiment with more genuine sadism and masochism.

So how does BDSM fit into all of this? In the past, BDSM was often thought of as being "bondage and discipline" pornography. The term used to describe it at one point was "bondage porn." However,  more recent usage seems to be more towards the "sociological BDSM" in the context of the internet, with the term used to represent all aspects of the BDSM community, even though many people still use the term "bondage and discipline" to refer to the vanilla version of BDSM. While this is fine, the term "BDSM" is much better suited to the type of expression that people looking for BDSM find online in books, movies, and television shows.

Some say that the BDSM community has jumped ahead of itself when some couples turn to things such as sadism instead of discipline. While it may be true that the original definition of BDSM included pain and punishment, the fact is that there are many different expressions of BDSM, all of which use BDSM for different purposes. Although sadism and masochism are related, they are very different in nature and are not necessarily related to each other. BDSM may be just a mild form of expression for some people, or it may involve implementing total control over one's partner through acts of domination and submission.

Bondage and Discipline is about the power of self-control that a person can exert over himself and his partner. It is about the submission and domination of another human being. When a BDSM relationship is agreed to by individuals who are clearly submissive to their dominant partners, it is usually referred to as "bondage." On the other hand, when this is a BDSM relationship between individuals who are clearly dominant, but wish to play the role of the submissive partner in order to experience a range of sexual satisfaction from "bad boy" to "bondage," it is called  "BDSM (or Big Dicks) fetish." The difference between these two types of BDSM may seem like an irrelevant distinction, but in practice, the BDSM submissive partner will often exercise control over his or her partner, and the BDSM dominant partner will often exercise control over his or her partner in order to experience a range of sexual satisfaction.

The Well Dressed Domme

BDSM Costumes are clothing that can help you display your sexy and fearful personality. The BDSM clothing you can purchase online is an exploration of some of the options you can use to create a sensual and dominant body. When worn with other items such as a fetish corset and matching stockings, the Bondage and Discipline theme becomes even more erotic.