Pompoir Explained

Pompoir is a sexual technique in which the woman uses her vaginal muscles to stimulate the man's penis.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Both partners remain still, while the woman strokes the man's erection using rhythmic, rippling pulses of the pubococcygeus muscles. This practice is best performed in a woman on top position.

Performing Kegel or pelvic floor exercises can enhance a woman's skill in pompoir by strengthening the relevant muscles. These exercises allow her to identify and isolate, individual muscles, to contract them in turn to provide the rippling sensation.[1] [2]

The technique is also called the Singapore grip.[6] [7] The title of The Singapore Grip, a novel by J. G. Farrell, as well as its 2020 television adaptation, refers to this phrase.[8]

Basic movements

The common pompoir techniques are:[9]

History

Pompoir is the French translation of the Tamil term 'Pahmpur,' referring to the Tamil city in India where this ancient practice is believed to have originated.[10] [11] It was later perfected in Thailand and Japan.[12]

The initial exercises were derived from extensive preparatory tantric practices associated with Maithuna. This transformation was initially developed by the priestesses of the Great Mother temples for use in fertility rituals. Over time, the practice spread, evolved, and gained popularity.

A similar exercise, known as "Kegel exercise", was developed in the 1950s by gynecologist Arnold Kegel. In 1952, he created exercises for women experiencing urinary incontinence. With the research he discovered that the pubococcygeus muscle was out of shape and not working properly. By exercising these muscles, the medical problem was solved and the potential for genital sensations and orgasm increased.[13] In part this was due to blood flow increasing in exercised muscles, and the increase in blood flow is related to the ease of arousal and orgasm. When the strength of a muscle increases, the blood supply increases, with the side effect being an increase of blood flow to the pelvis resulting in higher levels of arousal and more intense orgasms.

Kabzah

"Kabzah" or "Kabza" (hi|कब्ज़ा, ur|{{Nastaliq|قبضہ) is a variant technique that originates from South Asia, where the female partner additionally uses her abdominal muscle contractions to stimulate the penis of the male partner, who must remain totally passive. The term translates as "holder", and the sensation can be likened to that of "milking". Women are reported to have spent many years in training before becoming proficient in this technique, and as such this technique is considered highly difficult to perform. The act itself is a variety of tantra, its purpose being to enhance and increase the duration and intensity of intercourse.[14] [15] [16] [17]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Suzie Heumann, Susan M. Campbell, The Everything Great Sex Book: From Sensuous to Sizzling, the Hottest Tips, Tricks, and Techniques for Spicing Up Your Sex Life, Everything Books, 2004,, p. 63
  2. Bobby Dempsey, Tantric Sex, David & Charles, 2007,, pp. 229-230
  3. Web site: Suzie Heumann. Pompoir and the mare's trick: Beyond sex positions. Netplaces.com . 24 December 2014.
  4. Web site: John. A.Pearcy. Sivananda Yoga - Beyond sex positions. Nostringsdating.net. 15 January 2015.
  5. Web site: Asanas - Beyond sex positions. Tantra.com. 28 March 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100927195325/http://www.tantra.com/kamasutra_asanas.html. 27 September 2010.
  6. Web site: ITV Drama 'Singapore Grip' Called 'Harmful Non-Representation' For Colonialism Portrayal (EXCLUSIVE). Naman. Ramachandran. Variety.com. 8 September 2020. 24 September 2020.
  7. Web site: The title references a slang phrase for a sexual technique said to be used by local sex workers. Wearebeats.wordpress.com. 8 September 2020.
  8. Web site: What is the 'Singapore Grip'? The meaning behind the name of ITV's new period drama. Radio Times. 24 September 2020.
  9. Book: Dempsey, Bobby . 2007 . 229-230 . . Tantric Sex.
  10. Book: Blackledge, Catherine . The Story of V: A Natural History of Female Sexuality . Rutgers University Press . 2004 . 978-0813534558 . 231.
  11. Web site: kittyonapedestal . 2023-04-25 . History of Pompoir . kittyonapedestal.
  12. Cacciari . Licia P. . Pássaro . Anice C. . Amorim . Amanda C. . Sacco . Isabel C.N. . August 2017 . High spatial resolution pressure distribution of the vaginal canal in Pompoir practitioners: A biomechanical approach for assessing the pelvic floor . . 47 . 53–60 . 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2017.05.015 . 28600995 . 10 November 2024.
  13. Yi-Chen Huang . Ke-Vin Chang . Kegel Exercises . National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) . 2022 . 32310358 . 11 August 2020.
  14. Kick, Russ, ed. (2006) Everything You Know about Sex Is Wrong: the Disinformation guide to the extremes of human sexuality (and everything in between). New York: The Disinformation Company ; p. 125.
  15. Love, Brenda (1992) The Encyclopedia of Unusual Sex Practices. Fort Lee, NJ: Barricade Books ; p. 146.
  16. Quentin, Rod (2001) The Art of Sex. (Body Works.) Sheffield: Quentin Publications ; p. 56.
  17. Kuriansky, Judith “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Tantric Sex”; p. 208.

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