Florentine flogging
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Florentine flogging is a two-handed style of flagellation
Flagellation
Flagellation or flogging is the act of methodically beating or whipping the human body. Specialised implements for it include rods, switches, the cat o' nine tails and the sjambok...

 used in BDSM
BDSM
BDSM is an erotic preference and a form of sexual expression involving the consensual use of restraint, intense sensory stimulation, and fantasy power role-play. The compound acronym BDSM is derived from the terms bondage and discipline , dominance and submission , and sadism and masochism...

 which involves the rhythmic use of a pair of matching flogger
Flogger
Flogger may refer to:*Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 "Flogger", a Russian fighter aircraft*Mikoyan MiG-27 "Flogger-D/J", a Russian ground-attack aircraft*Flogger , a teenage fashion originated in Argentina...

s, one in each hand of the person administering the flogging.
This technique is used to intensify the sensation of the strikes by repeating them in a more rapid manner. This should only be done after the person receiving the flogging has been warmed-up (meaning to slowly, gradually bringing the blood up to the surface of the skin as to not cause injury). The skin will become pink and very warm to the touch when this has happened, letting the person administering the flogging know when it is safe to do this specialized technique.

The strikes of the floggers come on the downward stroke or the 'top' of each figure-eight flail and are thrown to avoid striking the kidney or spinal area of the subject's back as well as avoiding any areas near joints or bone. This type of flagellation should only be done on the muscular regions of the body as to prevent serious injury.

This is best done with a set of identical or similar (matching) floggers so the weight is evenly distributed to maintain a focused, precise stroke, keeping the falls (tails) of the flogger together.
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