A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

“Branding Hurts”

This totally oldschool strike branding is being done by Lliezel at Wildfire Body Piercing Clinic in Cape Town, South Africa (the city everyone told me I was an idiot for not visiting when Rachel and I were there).

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34 responses to ““Branding Hurts””

  1. Wilburt Avatar

    looks exceedingly intense, wonder if he sizzled 🙂

  2. Wilburt Avatar

    looks exceedingly intense, wonder if he sizzled 🙂

  3. lala Avatar
    lala

    i love his facial expression.
    totally fits the situation
:P

    yeah buddy, branding DOES hurt!
    🙂

  4. lala Avatar
    lala

    i love his facial expression.
    totally fits the situation
:P

    yeah buddy, branding DOES hurt!
    🙂

  5. lala Avatar
    lala

    oh, and i absolutely LOVE her tattoo sleeve.
    its delicate, but still there.
    love it..:P

  6. lala Avatar
    lala

    oh, and i absolutely LOVE her tattoo sleeve.
    its delicate, but still there.
    love it..:P

  7. Peter Avatar
    Peter

    Reminds me of my brand. It was/is a twenty two strike old school brand like this one. Except I don’t know what she’s doing in the second picture. Is she disinfecting it or heating it up? My brander used a plain old blowtorch, lol.

  8. Peter Avatar
    Peter

    Reminds me of my brand. It was/is a twenty two strike old school brand like this one. Except I don’t know what she’s doing in the second picture. Is she disinfecting it or heating it up? My brander used a plain old blowtorch, lol.

  9. instigator Avatar

    All procedures should involve vise grips.

  10. instigator Avatar

    All procedures should involve vise grips.

  11. lilish Avatar
    lilish

    Reminds me of frat brandings. I once knew this guy who allowed himself to be branded this way
by a frat he didn’t even belong to.

  12. lilish Avatar
    lilish

    Reminds me of frat brandings. I once knew this guy who allowed himself to be branded this way
by a frat he didn’t even belong to.

  13. Pseud Avatar
    Pseud

    That thing is fucking thick. That’s crazy intense. Would’ve stored so much heat. Makes me think of Jackass Number Two how BAM was being a bitch about this paper thin dick branding.

  14. Pseud Avatar
    Pseud

    That thing is fucking thick. That’s crazy intense. Would’ve stored so much heat. Makes me think of Jackass Number Two how BAM was being a bitch about this paper thin dick branding.

  15. Billy Fury Avatar
    Billy Fury

    I am sooooo proudly South African, and even prouder to see my very own piercer make it onto Modblog.

    Lliezel has done most of my piercings – and she is amazing, friendly and very professional. This pic has made my day.

    And let me add – this guy is incredibly brave to sit for such a branding.

  16. Billy Fury Avatar
    Billy Fury

    I am sooooo proudly South African, and even prouder to see my very own piercer make it onto Modblog.

    Lliezel has done most of my piercings – and she is amazing, friendly and very professional. This pic has made my day.

    And let me add – this guy is incredibly brave to sit for such a branding.

  17. Dan Avatar
    Dan

    #8 i’ve never got it done but i have a feeling that branding hurts no matter what. that shit looks painful as hell.

  18. Dan Avatar
    Dan

    #8 i’ve never got it done but i have a feeling that branding hurts no matter what. that shit looks painful as hell.

  19. Joe Avatar
    Joe

    #5
that’s a camp stove. It’s even more mundane than a blow-torch.

    that or some form of single burner house stove? But it looks like a slightly larger version of the butane campstove I have.

    And..burns hurt. Burns hurt good
I can’t brand, though. All my burns, even deep ones from when I did a bit of metalworking, are healing to white. The only way you can tell I burned the entire length of one finger’s uper skin is that I have like
ten hairs on the whole finger, around the edges.

  20. Joe Avatar
    Joe

    #5
that’s a camp stove. It’s even more mundane than a blow-torch.

    that or some form of single burner house stove? But it looks like a slightly larger version of the butane campstove I have.

    And..burns hurt. Burns hurt good
I can’t brand, though. All my burns, even deep ones from when I did a bit of metalworking, are healing to white. The only way you can tell I burned the entire length of one finger’s uper skin is that I have like
ten hairs on the whole finger, around the edges.

  21. gimpy Avatar
    gimpy

    Ouuuuch


  22. gimpy Avatar
    gimpy

    Ouuuuch


  23. L1ZZARD Avatar

    I can imagine feeling the heat get closer and closer to your skin and then the rea pain setting in. His expression is priceless.

  24. L1ZZARD Avatar

    I can imagine feeling the heat get closer and closer to your skin and then the rea pain setting in. His expression is priceless.

  25. ÈMĂŸRĂȘ§§ Avatar
    ÈMĂŸRĂȘ§§

    This guy is so friggin brave, I burnt myself on the iron early today, im still cussing bout it lol 🙂

  26. ÈMĂŸRĂȘ§§ Avatar
    ÈMĂŸRĂȘ§§

    This guy is so friggin brave, I burnt myself on the iron early today, im still cussing bout it lol 🙂

  27. Bradly Avatar
    Bradly

    His expression I think pretty much somes up allot of peoples thoughts on this site(not all) in my book he should have a serene or the very most a calm intense stare not a frikcen cry baby ass face . But hey I do give him credit because he now belongs to the “O” ranch 4ever

  28. Bradly Avatar
    Bradly

    His expression I think pretty much somes up allot of peoples thoughts on this site(not all) in my book he should have a serene or the very most a calm intense stare not a frikcen cry baby ass face . But hey I do give him credit because he now belongs to the “O” ranch 4ever

  29. Lliezel Avatar

    It is cool that people allow me to do such odd things to their bodies
 we don’t real have any precendents set for branding here, so we are freely experimenting with tools – these irons were made by someone who makes real cattle irons, so they are absolutely authentic. The tehnique and designs were specifically chosen by the client. The circle is the second brand done in the same sitting – he has a triangle in the same position on the other arm. I will post more healed pictures


    And yes
 you should have come to Cape Town, Shannon!

  30. Lliezel Avatar

    It is cool that people allow me to do such odd things to their bodies
 we don’t real have any precendents set for branding here, so we are freely experimenting with tools – these irons were made by someone who makes real cattle irons, so they are absolutely authentic. The tehnique and designs were specifically chosen by the client. The circle is the second brand done in the same sitting – he has a triangle in the same position on the other arm. I will post more healed pictures


    And yes
 you should have come to Cape Town, Shannon!

  31. Quality Avatar
    Quality

    mmmm, it’s definitely the best sensation in terms of tattoos/ piercings/ cutting and such

  32. Quality Avatar
    Quality

    mmmm, it’s definitely the best sensation in terms of tattoos/ piercings/ cutting and such

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