Pompoir

"Singapore grip" redirects here. For the novel, see The Singapore Grip.

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.^{[citation needed]}

In the cowgirl position, the man is passive while the woman takes the initiative (1906 illustration by Édouard-Henri Avril)

Pompoir techniques

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]

• Sucking - literally sucking the penis into the vagina after only the glans has been inserted.
• Strangulation - squeezing the base of the glans penis with one of the three vaginal muscle rings.
• Expelling - to force the shaft of the penis out of the vagina leaving only the glans inside.
• Milking - massaging the penis in a manner reminiscent of milking, always using the vaginal muscle rings.
• Twisting - squeezing and turning the penis with the above mentioned vaginal rings.
• Locking - contract the vaginal muscles in order to prevent and literally block the advancement of the penis into the vagina.

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

Kabzah

"Kabzah" or "Kabza" (Hindi: कब्ज़ा, Urdu: 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]}