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ORIGINAL: AAkasha


In my career (unrelated to kink) I've worked pretty closely with about a half dozen professional extreme athletes (x-games guys, vert skateboarders, BMX) and while I never flat out ask people if they are kinky, I have pretty good "gaydar" type kink-senses.When I was single, I was more up front about it and can safely say none of the x-guys then seemed that interested in kink.  Which probably means nothing because it's a sample size of just a few; however, across the same sample size of non-extreme sports guys there was more of an interest in kink (at least based on casual conversations).

Could mean nothing at all, but I found it interesting. Another thing I have found in my personal experience is that athletes who are trained or experienced in enduring pain are WAY more sensitive to it when it's not in their control.  A guy who can endure getting stitches with no novacaine is still a wuss when it comes to getting spanked or having his hair pulled hard.  Again, might have been a skewed sample, but all the tough guys I have known have been big babies. In a fun way, of course.
Akasha

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ORIGINAL: Vendaval

Greetings A/all,
 
The post on martial arts brought another query to My mind.
How many of the folks on here also participate in some form
of extreme sports, such as: motocross, bungee jumping, or
rock climbing?
 
Or have an occupation that involves high-risk behavior,
such as: firefighting, search and rescue or special military ops?
 
And do Y/you fall on the masochistic or sadistic side?
Are Y/you a Dom/me, switch or sub/slave?
 
Curious as always,
 
-Vendaval-