What is a "stroke"?

[SecretSwitch]

Apologies if this is a basic question that has been answered several times -- I searched the forum but did not turn anything up.

When a tease instructs you to stroke a certain number of times, or times per second, or along with a metronome, what constitutes a single "stroke"? Is it only an upstroke or downstroke, or is it an upstroke and downstroke combined?

I guess it makes the most sense for each stroke to include both an upstroke and a downstroke . . . but if that's the case, then I really need to work on my stamina.

Thanks for your help!

[texturedshroom]

I think that's something that's never clearly been defined. For me I count it as an upstroke and a downstroke, but I think everyone is different. Unless the tease tells you exactly how to do it... just do it your own way.

[chewit]

I was wondering the same thing the other day as I was struggling like crazy to follow a metronome...

I tend to do it the same way as texturedshroom as well. Personally I find counting one stroke as up and down challenging, but one stroke up, one down etc too easy. I try and keep it to upstroke and downstroke combined as one beat but sometimes have to slow it down.

[manicrabbit]

I am also quite confused about this. But I agree that unless the tease tells you what to do, do it your own way.
Dental Palm Bay | Dentist Melbourne

[SexualChoc]

Actually there are several different kinds of stroking.
A 'typical' stroke is having one full hand wrapped and sliding it up and down once.

However there are things called "worship strokes"
which is as far as I can tell a full up from base all the way past tip and down again from tip to base
usually done with a firm grip, or in a manner which is 'loving' and 'worshipful' Bit vague I know but that's really the definition.

Now for a complete list of all 150+ techinquies of masterbation
(Yes you read correctly 150 plus)
I suggest:
http://advancedmasturbation.com/

By the way the Robo blow job machine
http://advancedmasturbation.com/50.html

Is amazing, I purchased one, and well it's awesome!
But best if another person, say your mistress has her hands on the controls (agony!)

[cumhardy]

ive always counted them as 1 stroke for up, 1 stroke for down.
just do it however you like...or however you think your mistress/master would like

[masterstroke]

When I do a metronome tease, for me a "stroke" is a downstroke and an up stroke. However, as has been previously posted, everyone is different. If the tease doesn't tell you how to do it, do it your own way.

[slavejack]

For me one motion up and one motion down constitutes a "stroke". I prefer using a metronome. When doing teases that instruct you to stroke once a second, twice a second, etc... I usually always use a metronome set a 60bpm, 120bpm, etc...

[georgecuck]

I haven't been here in a while, but its a relief to come back and find that there are others who have been puzzled by this (one would have thought) simple term!

I think I have always subconsciously adjusted my understanding (from up and down = 1 to up =1 down =1) depending on how tricky it was? But I imagine, like Aria said, what goes for sex probably goes for masturbation also. This may mean I have some bad stroking karma to rid myself of...