Cleopatra's grip

In the riding position , the man can be passive while the woman takes the initiative. (Painting by Édouard-Henri Avril )

The handle of Cleopatra ( Cleopatra's handle ), also called labia Kiss known, refers to a sexual practice .

When Cleopatra grips, the pelvic floor muscles , which surround the entrance to the vagina and the erectile tissue ( cavernous body system of the vaginal vestibule ), contract in order to massage the inserted penis. The man lies flat on his back in the position. Both partners remain still, without moving their hips and without rhythmic pushes. The woman kneeling on all fours over the man pulls the erect penis into herself by tensing and relaxing her vaginal muscles. The woman needs strong vaginal muscles and exercise for the practice. The tensing of the pelvic floor muscles has a positive effect on them. The technique is known in Tantra as Pompoir (Tamil). Other terms are Bhaga Asana (Sanskrit) and Playing the flute (English).

Kabazzah is called a woman with trained pelvic floor muscles in Tantra , but the term is also used for a similar technique (not to be confused with Karezza ) in which the woman also uses her abdominal muscles. The word first appeared in a translation of Ananga Ranga by Richard Francis Burton . A similar position in the Kamasutra , in which the woman turns her back to the man, is called Vadavaka (The Mare's Trick).

literature

• Margaret M. Miles: Cleopatra: A Sphinx Revisited . University of California Press, 2011, ISBN 978-0-520-95026-9 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
• Matthias Schulz: Crown of all cities. In: Der Spiegel , May 9, 2006
• Reidulf Molvaer: Two Making One Amor and Eros in Tandem . Strategic Book Publishing, 2009, ISBN 978-1-60860-996-3 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
• Bhaga Asana , Kabazzah , Pelvic Floor Potential , Pompoir , in: Rufus C. Camphausen : The Encyclopedia of Sacred Sexuality: From Aphrodisiacs and Ecstasy to Yoni Worship and Zap-lam Yoga , Inner Traditions, 1999, ISBN 978-0892817191