In the cowgirl position , the man is passive while the woman takes the initiative (1906 illustration by Édouard-Henri Avril )
Sexual intercourse technique
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 , so this practice is best performed in a woman on top position.[citation needed ]
Performing Kegel or pelvic floor exercises can increase a woman's skill in pompoir by strengthening the relevant muscles, and allows 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]
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^ a b Bobby Dempsey, Tantric Sex , David & Charles , 2007, ISBN 0-7153-2835-2 , pp. 229-230
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^ Ramachandran, Naman (8 September 2020). "ITV Drama 'Singapore Grip' Called 'Harmful Non-Representation' For Colonialism Portrayal (EXCLUSIVE)" . Variety.com . Retrieved 24 September 2020 .
^ "The title references a slang phrase for a sexual technique said to be used by local sex workers" . Wearebeats.wordpress.com . 8 September 2020.
^ "What is the 'Singapore Grip'? The meaning behind the name of ITV's new period drama" . Radio Times . Retrieved 24 September 2020 .