by the activation of the stretch receptors, the so-called muscle spindles. During sexual excitation the MPC is expanded as the genitals are increasingly filled with blood. Mould (1980) wrote that the main effect of this additional blood influx is to make the muscle spindles more sensitive so that the dynamic expansion reflex provides the necessa- ry conditions for orgiastic contractions.
This mechanism shows that a tensing of the pelvic floor reduces the influx of blood, possibly resulting in a reduced orgiastic capacity. (Shafik 2000) It can also be a factor causing painful intercourse. In classical vaginism the muscles are so contracted that sexual intercourse becomes impossible. An overly sustained contraction of the pelvic floor also leads to it being interspersed
with connective tissue. This can also lead to a reduction of its elasticity as well as of its ability to contract.
Historically, attention has always been called to the PC mus- cle. Prior to Arnold Kegel’s work, the focus was placed on increasing men’s pleasure. The famous Arabian textbook on the art of love, The Perfumed Garden, written in 1450, often mentions the woman’s “ jabeda ” which translates as “ sucking motion ”. “The ultimate sexual pleasure depends on one factor alone: It is decisive that the vagina be capable of sucking … Especially her Jabeda had me in awe,” wrote an Arabian wise man, Abu Abdallah Muhammad Nafzâwî (trans. 2002).
Around the same time, the Indian scribe Kalayânamalla spoke of the love muscle in similarly glowing terms. In his ancient Indian love doctrine, “Ananga-Ranga”, he advises the woman to contract her vagina so that the lingam (penis) is tightly surrounded, then to release the pressure and to repeat this contraction at will; in one word, as the hand of the milkmaid, Gopala , when she milks a cow. Achieving this skill requires prolonged practice and full concentration on this one organ. A similar process is used to sharpen one’s own sense of hearing or touch. Her husband will then prize her over all his other wives and will not trade her even for the most beautiful Rani (princess) of the three worlds. This is how precious the contractible yoni (vagina) is to men (Kalyânamalla, ~1500AD; trans. 1985; p. 147).
The great English adventurer Sir Richard F. Burton reported that women with such capabilities were highly coveted, causing slavers to pay high prices for them. Not only did he discover the source of the Nile River, Lake Tanganyika, in 1858, but he also had a passion for travelling and exploring sexuality. He comments from his vast experience: “Amongst some races
the constrictor vaginæ muscles are abnormally developed. In Abyssinia, for instance, a woman can so exert them as to cau- se pain to a man, and, when sitting upon his thighs, she can induce the orgasm without moving any other part of her per- son. Such an artist is called by the Arabs, ‘Kabbazah’, literally meaning ‘a holder’, and it is not surprising that the slave deal- ers pay large sums for her. All women have more or less the power, but they wholly neglect it; indeed, there are many races in Europe which have never even heard of it. To these the words of wisdom spoken by Kalyana Malla, the poet, should be pe- culiarly acceptable” (Comfort, 1972).
Until recently, there were several tribes in Africa not permitting young girls to marry as long as they were unable to squeeze their vaginal muscles tightly. This ability was ascertained by a mid- wife inserting her fingers into the female’s vagina and thereby determining the appropriate bride price. Men valued women with strong vaginal muscles in Europe as well. The following passage is taken from a French work dating back to the 19th century entitled Tableaux Vivants: “I penetrated and thrust – oh heaven, what bliss! The vagina of this chamber maid was like pliers. This servant possessed what duchesses lacked, what I had searched for in vain among marchionesses –
This mechanism shows that a tensing of the pelvic floor reduces the influx of blood, possibly resulting in a reduced orgiastic capacity. (Shafik 2000) It can also be a factor causing painful intercourse. In classical vaginism the muscles are so contracted that sexual intercourse becomes impossible. An overly sustained contraction of the pelvic floor also leads to it being interspersed
with connective tissue. This can also lead to a reduction of its elasticity as well as of its ability to contract.
Historically, attention has always been called to the PC mus- cle. Prior to Arnold Kegel’s work, the focus was placed on increasing men’s pleasure. The famous Arabian textbook on the art of love, The Perfumed Garden, written in 1450, often mentions the woman’s “ jabeda ” which translates as “ sucking motion ”. “The ultimate sexual pleasure depends on one factor alone: It is decisive that the vagina be capable of sucking … Especially her Jabeda had me in awe,” wrote an Arabian wise man, Abu Abdallah Muhammad Nafzâwî (trans. 2002).
Around the same time, the Indian scribe Kalayânamalla spoke of the love muscle in similarly glowing terms. In his ancient Indian love doctrine, “Ananga-Ranga”, he advises the woman to contract her vagina so that the lingam (penis) is tightly surrounded, then to release the pressure and to repeat this contraction at will; in one word, as the hand of the milkmaid, Gopala , when she milks a cow. Achieving this skill requires prolonged practice and full concentration on this one organ. A similar process is used to sharpen one’s own sense of hearing or touch. Her husband will then prize her over all his other wives and will not trade her even for the most beautiful Rani (princess) of the three worlds. This is how precious the contractible yoni (vagina) is to men (Kalyânamalla, ~1500AD; trans. 1985; p. 147).
The great English adventurer Sir Richard F. Burton reported that women with such capabilities were highly coveted, causing slavers to pay high prices for them. Not only did he discover the source of the Nile River, Lake Tanganyika, in 1858, but he also had a passion for travelling and exploring sexuality. He comments from his vast experience: “Amongst some races
the constrictor vaginæ muscles are abnormally developed. In Abyssinia, for instance, a woman can so exert them as to cau- se pain to a man, and, when sitting upon his thighs, she can induce the orgasm without moving any other part of her per- son. Such an artist is called by the Arabs, ‘Kabbazah’, literally meaning ‘a holder’, and it is not surprising that the slave deal- ers pay large sums for her. All women have more or less the power, but they wholly neglect it; indeed, there are many races in Europe which have never even heard of it. To these the words of wisdom spoken by Kalyana Malla, the poet, should be pe- culiarly acceptable” (Comfort, 1972).
Until recently, there were several tribes in Africa not permitting young girls to marry as long as they were unable to squeeze their vaginal muscles tightly. This ability was ascertained by a mid- wife inserting her fingers into the female’s vagina and thereby determining the appropriate bride price. Men valued women with strong vaginal muscles in Europe as well. The following passage is taken from a French work dating back to the 19th century entitled Tableaux Vivants: “I penetrated and thrust – oh heaven, what bliss! The vagina of this chamber maid was like pliers. This servant possessed what duchesses lacked, what I had searched for in vain among marchionesses –
Similar Books
