BASTINADO: the European name for a form of punishment common in the east, especially in Turkey, Persia and China. It consists in blows with a light stick or lath of bamboo upon the soles of the feet. The terror of the punishment lies not in the severity of the blows, which are on the contrary scarcely more than tapping, but in its long continuation.

This web site is dedicated to the bastinado punishment. Please participate by sending us new images and testimonies - or maybe have a go at writing a story featuring the bastinado for us to include on the site and remember to join our yahoo group. In doing so we can build a community of people who give and take the bastinado - or maybe just simply enjoy the fantasy of the punishment.