
The Remote-Controlled Sub: What Every Domme Needs to Know About Long-Distance JOI

Long-distance Femdom relationships can be wildly rewarding—especially when you learn how to keep a submissive boy aching, obedient, and locked into your control from miles away. One of the most potent tools at your disposal is JOI: jerk-off instruction. But this isn’t just about telling him when to stroke. It’s about commanding his erotic focus, asserting your authority, and deepening the power dynamic, even across time zones.
Here’s how to make JOI the backbone of your remote control.
Step 1: Define the Purpose of JOI in Your Dynamic
Is it a reward? A tease? A test of his willpower?
Each JOI session should serve your greater intention. You might be edging him daily to reinforce denial. Or you could be humiliating him with embarrassing instructions to test obedience. Perhaps you assign a weekly JOI ritual where he begs to stroke and thanks you afterward. Set the tone, and then tailor the instructions accordingly.
Step 2: Choose the Delivery Method
Different situations call for different formats:
- Live Video: Great for real-time control, especially when you want to watch his reactions. Perfect for rituals, countdowns, or punishment play.
- Voice Notes: A short audio file saying “You may stroke now, slowly, ten strokes at a time” can become a treasured loop in his collection.
- Text Messaging: For daylong control. “Touch your cock for 5 seconds. That’s it.” It’s disruptive, dominant, and easy to slip into his workday.
- Pre-recorded JOI Videos: A curated collection lets you program his week. Monday’s edging task. Wednesday’s denial session. Friday’s ruined orgasm. He never knows what’s next.
Step 3: Set the Conditions
JOI is not a free-for-all. Define strict terms:
- Does he need permission to begin?
- Must he be naked, collared, plugged, or wearing something humiliating?
- Are orgasms allowed, or is this a tease-and-deny protocol?
- Does he need to record himself or write a report after?
Setting conditions builds the psychological tension and makes every stroke feel like a privilege you’ve allowed.
Step 4: Layer in Ritual
Ritual adds gravity. Maybe he kneels first. Says your honorific. Kisses your photo. Maybe he uses a particular lube or lights a candle. Whatever you choose, it makes the JOI about more than masturbation—it becomes an act of submission and service.
Step 5: Build a Library
Once you find what works, start building:
- Voice clips labeled by tone: “Gentle Edging,” “Cold Humiliation,” “Countdown to Ruin.”
- Videos named like lessons: “Obedience Training #3” or “Chastity Mindfuck 101.”
- Written instructions or spreadsheets that schedule his pleasure for the week.
Over time, this archive becomes a domination toolkit—custom-built, deeply personal, and always ready.
Step 6: Use JOI to Enforce Control, Not Just Arousal
Don’t let him think this is about his pleasure. It’s about your power. Use JOI to:
- Humiliate him (“Say thank you every time you touch it.”)
- Train him (“You don’t stop until you’re told.”)
- Deprive him (“You may stroke. But you may not come for 30 days.”)
Whether he’s across the city or across the ocean, your voice, your image, and your commands keep him under your control.
You’re not giving him instructions to touch himself. You’re making it clear he only gets to experience pleasure when, how, and if you allow it.
This was a great read Mistress Heather, don’t get me wrong I’d be lying if I said I didn’t know what JOI was but I love how you’ve explained it, and to quote from the article:
“JOI about more than masturbation—it becomes an act of submission and service.”
This makes it take on a whole new meaning, I mean being honest I’ve had a cock all my life, if I’d wanted to play with it, masturbate, edge and such I would. But this adds a new meaning to ‘this is no longer your property’ and only getting to use it in a way that has been instructed from now on.
Be it that receiving instructions, or to perform a regular ritual. The freedom of choice is no longer the subs, the end result too is no longer his choice.
Certainly gives me a new perspective on the subject though, thank you for sharing.