Impact Play Reference List

Helios requested I gather some resources on improving impact skills. I decided to share what I find here to serve as a reference for others, too.

Books

Miller, Philip. Screw the Roses, Send Me the Thorns : The Romance and Sexual Sorcery of Sadomasochism. With Internet Archive. Fairfield, CT : Mystic Rose Books, 1995.
Access on the Internet Archive. You need a free account and to borrow the eBook to view the right area. The relevant part is chapter 9, “Philips philosophy of phlogging phun : the corporal dimension,” and this link should go directly to that part: https://archive.org/details/screwrosessendme0000mill/page/132/mode/2up
Wiseman, Jay. 1996. SM 101 : A Realistic Introduction. 2nd ed. San Francisco, CA: Greenery Press.
Relevant chapters:
- “Giving and Receiving Erotic Pain” on p. 169
- “Flagellation” on p. 175
- “Erotic ‘Torture’” on p. 219 (I’m not positive on this one)
- “References and Resources” on p. 358

Kink Academy

Kink Academy courses are not free, but they are pretty reasonably priced. There are usually one or two videos per course that are free. The free video can be genuinely useful or just an ad – it really depends based on the course.

Pricing is based on subscription: 1 month for $20, 6 months for $80. All courses are included; watch as much as you want during the subscription. This FetLife discussion is generally favorable toward the site, though most people say they pay for short periods at a time.

“Courses” consist of a series of videos.

A * on a specific course indicates Helios has/has access to the implement focused on in the course. Bold indicates ones that are probably more immediately relevant (though it is possible some are too basic).

Scene Planning: https://www.kinkacademy.com/category/subject-matter/scene-planning/
S&M from the Knees Down: https://www.kinkacademy.com/series/sm-from-the-knees-down/

Impact Play

Impact Play (multiple courses): https://www.kinkacademy.com/category/subject-matter/impact-play/
- Fun in the Dungeon (especially video 13): https://www.kinkacademy.com/series/fun-in-the-dungeon/
Spanking: https://www.kinkacademy.com/category/subject-matter/spanking/
- Spanking & Trampling: https://www.kinkacademy.com/series/spanking-trampling/
Flogging (multiple courses): https://www.kinkacademy.com/category/subject-matter/flogging/
- *Flogging: https://www.kinkacademy.com/series/flogging/
- *Flogging Basics: https://www.kinkacademy.com/series/flogging-basics/
- *Flogging: Tips and What Not to Do (individual video): https://www.kinkacademy.com/2009/11/flogging-tips-and-what-not-to-do/
- *Flogging with Orpheus Black (especially video 9, “Flogging Two Subs at Once“): https://www.kinkacademy.com/series/flogging-with-orpheus-black/
- *Flogging with Stormmy: https://www.kinkacademy.com/series/flogging-with-stormmy/
- *Dragon Tail Basics: https://www.kinkacademy.com/series/dragon-tail-basics/
- *Florentine Flogging: https://www.kinkacademy.com/series/florentine-flogging-with-sir-nik/
Caning (multiple courses): https://www.kinkacademy.com/category/subject-matter/caning-subject-matter/
- *Caning: https://www.kinkacademy.com/series/caning/
- *Caning with Mistress Simone: https://www.kinkacademy.com/series/caning-with-mistress-simone/
- *Exploring Canes (free video is about cleaning canes): https://www.kinkacademy.com/series/exploring-canes/
- *Caning with Cali: https://www.kinkacademy.com/series/caning-with-kali/
Nipple play (includes fingers, *clamps, and ropes): https://www.kinkacademy.com/category/subject-matter/nipple-play/

Probably less useful for topping

Discipline: https://www.kinkacademy.com/category/subject-matter/discipline/

FetLife Groups to Join

The links below require a free FetLife account to view. I do not own these groups and I cannot vouch for their content.

Impact Play: https://fetlife.com/groups/171208/about
Ass, pussy, breast spanking impact and other pain: https://fetlife.com/groups/12716/about
101 Spanking & other Impact Play: https://fetlife.com/groups/114554/about

FetLife Discussions

As with the groups, viewing these discussions requires a free FetLife account. My thanks to the moderators of the Novices & Newbies group for maintaining such excellent stickies, where I found the following discussions.