Rope and bondage Fetish in BDSM is all about taking control of your submissive. For a submissive, it means that he or she has to lose all his control to the dominant and if practiced in a consensual and safe manner, bondage can become an exciting part of your BDSM lifestyle. A submissive has to do as the dominant says when in a BDSM relationship, however, what differentiates bondage from other forms of domination is that when bonded, a submissive is completely helpless. This is why rope and bondage is such a great turn on for a submissive.

Apart from the feeling of being restrained, bondage also brings the feeling of emotional fulfillment for some and is a way of stress release as reported by several submissive men and women. To practice rope and bondage, a dominant has to learn about it. It is not important to learn all the rope and bondage techniques as some are very complex and need time to learn. However, with a basic knowledge of bondage and few good rope binding techniques a submissive can become a great bondage practitioner.

Bondage is used for various purposes in a BDSM relationship. It can be used for sexual stimulation or punishing your submissive. It can also be applied to a submissive if a dominant needs to assert his position over him or her, humiliate their submissive and tell them who the boss is.

Types of Bondage
As mentioned before, bondage can have multiple effects on the submissive. It can be used to excite each other sexually or discipline your submissive. Whatever the purpose to practice bondage, it should always be restricting enough to not let the submissive move and find his or her comfort zone. If the purpose is to humiliate a submissive, the rope techniques then shift from uneasy to downright embarrassing.

Pain is also a factor in bondage and this is why rope binding can be used to push the limits of a submissive. If you wish to punish your submissive, you should be keeping the knots less restrictive, but not such that they can escape. By doing so, the experience will start getting uncomfortable for a submissive with time and the longer he or she remains in bondage, the more uneasy they will feel.

Different Types of Ties
There are a gazillion different bondage and rope fetish techniques in BDSM, here are some to get you started.

Square Knot
The square knot is one of the most basic rope typing techniques in BDSM bondage and BDSM dating. The technique is used to tie double ropes. The tie is not complex and hence does not apply much pressure on the skin but is good enough to serve the purpose of binding a submissive for whatever time period required.

Hitch
There are a lot of hitch tying techniques and the clove hitch is the least complicating of all. Although this knot is good for multiple purposes, it is not strong enough to be used for suspension. It should also not be used wrong joints such as ankles because it can tighten significantly when exposed to pressure and thus harm circulation.

French Bowline Knot
Another basic rope tying technique, the French bowline knot is a great knot if you’re looking to bind the submissive from either the ankles or wrists. It should be kept in mind that these knots can occasionally tighten and affect circulation, so a dominant has to always be mindful about keeping their submissive safe at all times.

Half Hitch
Another simple hitch tying technique is the half hitch. Dominants opt for the half hitch when they wish to untie the submissive quickly since the half hitch isn’t complex to untie. The half hitch is best for binding your submissive with the help of external material such as bed posts. However, just like the clove hitch, the half hitch should also not be used around wrists and other joints and isn’t any good for suspension purposes.

Anchor Hitch
The last hitch tying technique is Anchor Hitch, which is difficult to tie than both the clove and half hitch. However, it is also much stronger than other hitch techniques. This kind of technique is for the experts because of its complex tying and untying nature. The anchor hitch is good enough to be used for suspension purposes but can’t be used on joints such as wrists and ankles.

Stay Safe
Just like during any BDSM activity, it is the duty of the dominant to keep his submissive safe at all times while indulging in any bondage fetish play while BDSM dating. Since binding can cause circulation and breathing issues, the dominant should always be mindful and have some tools handy in case he needs to cut off the ropes immediately. Also, it is imperative for a dominant to remain in constant communication with the submissive. Decide on a safe word and if the submissive is gagged then on a safe gesture as well.