Spanking

Choosing a good position for spanking is important to allow a comfortable angle for easy spanking throughout prolonged time.
They are able to swing their arm at a natural angle and able to sustain a lengthy spanking with ease because of their position
Depending on a position of your partner you can derive different sensations. The usual positions during spanking is bent, over the knee, lying flat, standing, diaper but there are also a lot of variations to these positions that will influence the intensity of sensations. Usually, the more stretched you are in a bent over, for example, the harder will be experience and the stronger will be sensations.

When you choose a position take into account following rules:

• The spanker should feel relatively comfortable, meaning that he/she should not distract on other things except the feeling on his bottom or other targeted area.
• The chosen position should ensure other parts of the body not suitable for spanking from being hurt.
• Spanked must experience submission and anticipation by exposing his bottom to spanker, while the latter enjoys the power and control.
• Spanker should be in control of the spanking by freely moving his hands at comfortable angle for lengthy and hard spanking.
• Spanker should observe the immovability of the spanked and disciplines him if the spanked is not exercising proper obedience.

Over the knee position

This position is emotionally powerful as it gratifies the spanked with feelings of anticipation and protection. OTK spanking is one of the most popular positions where the spanked lies over spanker's lap with head down towards left as spanker sits straight on the chair. In this position spanked's bottom will be over the right thigh of the spanker.

A spanked should expose his bottom to be turned up by arching his lower back and keeping his head and shoulders downwards while his knees will be located under spanker's lap. The sub should rest the most part of his body on the lap being comfortably position to focus on spanking sensations.

The spanker will be able to hold the sub around the waist fixing the elbow between spanked's shoulder's blades. This allows better grasp and more control over spanking. Another variation to this position is for spanker to scissor legs against spanked's legs.

Lying flat position

In this position spanked is lying on the bed with face down and his or her bottom elevated. Lying flat position can be performed on the bed, on the floor or couch with pillows tucked down the position spanked's bottom upwards. For a spanker this is quite comfortable position to get the full view of sub's bottom. he can sit on one side or sit on spanked's back to pin down and restrict any movements.

Bent over a chair position

In this position a spanked places holds on to the seat with his thighs straight and his upper body forward. Many enjoy the psychological impact of this position when the sub exposes his bottom advantageously for discipline scene.
The spanked bends over the chair and can arch his back to expand his buttocks, thus almost saying that he/she is ready for the execution.

This position is good for spanking with riding crops and paddles as it allows the comfortable swing and the spanker is positioned to have a full view of sub's bottom.

Hands on ankles position

Hands on ankles requires some flexibility from spanked who will have to keep his knees and back straight while bending over and holding his/her ankles with hands. In this position not only spanked's bottom is fully exposed but the whole genital area can be viewed. The spanker will have to watch over the sub's proper position and be careful not to spank the sensitive areas like genitals from being wounded.

The sub's bottom is fully stretched and firm for sound paddling. You can use this position for light punishment with your hand or paddle and better avoid using floggers and whips as the tails can harm sub's other body parts that are not suitable for punishment.

Diaper position

For a spanking position, your spanked should lie on his back with his legs lifted up while a spanker hold his/her legs giving sweet spanking by the other hand. Many subs enjoy the feeling of being humiliated in this position and treated like a little boy or girl.

As well as in hands on ankles position, this one should also be performed with care focusing mainly on bottom and avoiding genital area. Paddling and caning is a good way to punish your spanked in this position.

When you are choosing a suitable toy for spanking, it is important to keep in mind certain rules:

• If you are a beginner, consider toys that will be relatively easy to exercise with, like paddles or riding crops. The floggers with multiple tails require some practice as they tend to wrap around the body that can cause the unnecessary harm to your partner.
• Different toys give different sensations from sting to thud. In this regard you should rely on your partner's preferences. If he/she enjoys deep and protruding sensations over the large area than paddles and leather floggers would be just right. If sub is a lover of sharp sensations closer to the surface of the skin, that the best toys for you would be riding crops and canes as well as rubber floggers.
• Check the safe areas for spanking. Kidneys, the lower back in general, the back of the knees, the area above the tailbone and area when the bottom ends should be avoided.
• If you are a newbie in spanking try testing the toy on yourself to get the feeling and know how to transfer this sensations to your sub. In order to practice spanking techniques you can also try it on the pillow.

There are three basic types of spanking toys:

Paddles

Paddles generally have a flat surface that allows to target more body area than riding crops. Paddles are perfect to experience thud sensations -hard impact that is felt deep on the skin. Paddles can be made of wood, leather, and softer materials that would be felt more between thud and sting.
Some paddles have holes that is not only a decorative detail but also to alter the sensations obtained with paddle spanking. Paddles with holes have lesser surface and are lighter in weight. They also allow harder strikes with less force to apply.

Floggers

Floggers look like a whip with a number of thick flexible tails that can count till several hundred. Floggers are usually made of leather, nylon, rubber and rope. The sensations from floggers can range just as much as the type of the flogger you have. Generally, the harder is the material and the narrower the tails are - the more "sting" sensations you are going to have.
For warm-ups and sensual plays you can choose fur floggers which are mainly more like a visual appeal than an impact toy.
Rope floggers are easy to DIY, and are good for beginners - they are quite sensuous and soft.
Elk skin floggers give mild feelings and are also quite safe for softer games. The harder sensations are obtained with rubber and latigo leather floggers - they can leave bruises, welts and reddening.

Riding crops

Riding crops usually have a simple construction with the long flexible handle. It is easier to start practicing spanking with a riding crop as they are require less practice than floggers for example. Riding crops give a pronounced sting feeling though with less striking surface.