Mating press is a

sex position A sex position is a positioning of the bodies that people use to engage in sexual intercourse or other sexual activities. Sexual acts are generally described by the positions the participants adopt in order to perform those acts. Though sexua ...

that usually consists of one participant performing downwards

sexual penetration Sexual penetration is the insertion of a body part or other object into a body orifice, such as the mouth, vagina or anus, as part of human sexual activity or sexual behavior in non-human animals. The term is most commonly used in statute la ...

into the receiving partner, often holding their legs down or around the head. It is often seen as a more aggressive version of the

missionary position The missionary position or man-on-top position is a sex position in which, generally, a woman lies on her back and spreads her legs and a man lies on top of her while they face each other and engage in vaginal intercourse. The position may also ...

, pushing the legs even further, and often associated with aspects of

dominance and submission Dominance and submission (D/s) is a set of behaviors, customs, and rituals involving the submission of one person to another in an erotic episode or lifestyle. It is a subset of BDSM. This form of sexual contact and pleasure has been shown to ...

. While the act has been practiced in many countries, it is most often associated with Japanese sex culture, where the term was created, and the act was popularized.

Etymology

The name is derived from the Japanese word 種付けプレス, which is made up of ''tanetsuke'' (種付け), which means "mating", and ''puresu'' (プレス) which is the English word "press" in

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. The word was first coined by

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Takatsu Keita.

Practice

The act has been performed in some shape and form in various countries throughout history, although without a name. Since then, the act and name have been associated with Japan and credited with popularizing the act. The name and term have become popular outside of Japan thanks in part to the popularity of

hentai Hentai () is a style of Pornography in Japan, Japanese pornographic anime and manga. In addition to anime and manga, hentai works exist in a variety of media, including artwork and video games (commonly known as ''eroge''). The developme ...

and

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. The term was only mainly used in pornographic manga and eventually expanded to real pornography. The term was mainly used as an online

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outside of Japan, but eventually came to be used more often in outside pornographic industries too.

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