PUNISHMENT POSITIONS      There is an almost endless debate about weather or not a punished young lady should be tied down. The answer of course is that this is entirely and totally a matter of personal preference. However, in classic discipline terms, she should not be allowed the luxury of restraints, but instead should actively cooperate, assume required positions without the help of restraints and maintain them during the execution. This specific opinion has its roots in the classical forms of school punishment where it was a code of honor to accept the punishment as a natural fact of life, that doing wrong has its consequences and that one should be ready to accept these.      In more modern terms: don't do the crime if you can't do the time. The main advantage is that learning to accept consequences has a huge impact on character adjustment and as such it may work miracles, even with adults. Young ladies often have a tendency to lean heavily on their educators. That is an extra reason to form and build character, which eventually will build self-respect. And although erotic power exchange can - and should - never be used as therapy, it doesn't hurt if something useful and practical comes out of it. So no - or at least very little - cuffs, restraints and ropes here. Instead an emphasis on positions: these positions may sometimes be demanding. The reason behind this is that the more demanding the position, the harder it is to maintain, ergo the more intense the mental impact.       It is next to impossible to describe all positions, since there are many and even more variations on the same theme. Plus, most of this again is a matter of personal preference. But there are a few main positions that can be described and that may form a basis for personal creativity. On hands and feet      One very demanding position is the intensified "on all fours" position - not on hands and knees, but on hands and feet, the buttocks of course nicely curved and high up in the air, available for punishment. Especially from a gravity point of view this is not an easy position to maintain, since the full weight will almost entirely be placed on the stretched arms and the impact of the strokes will almost naturally place more weight there. Besides, the head down position is likely to create dizzyness, maybe nausea and in general a lack of sense of direction, which dramatically intensifies the effects of the punishment and creates a sort of "unreal" experience. The man will be in an ideal position - this cannot be used for more intensified punishments, since the young lady is simply incapable to hold this position for very long - at least not without long and intensified training. As a result this position is actually only practically for hand spanking situations where the emphasys is more on the humiliating aspects of being spanked and not so much on the pain effects of it. Touching toes      Almost all the above is also true for the "touching toes" position, a more or less gymnastic approach - beautiful to see but very hard if not entirely impossible to maintain during the execution of an intense punishment. Again this is one of these positions, where the emphasis is on the humiliating aspects of the situation and not so much on inflicting real pain itself. It requires pretty good gymnastic abilities and as such it can be a very powerful reminder for those young ladies, who are not in a good physical conditions, while - in fact - they should be. The risk of fainting in both positions is a very real one - head down positions almost always lead to dizzyness and fainting very soon and very unpredictable - hence they are likely to kill either the fun or the seriousness of the situation very soon if you are not careful. So either these situations are best used only for a very short time or in the very early stages of a punishment, for example during the first of more than one session.      In the event you are looking for a position that is both demanding and difficult to maintain as well as graceful and feasible, you may want to opt for the "stand tall" position. This means standing up straight, hands neatly folded behind the head, legs perfectly parallel and MAINTAINING this during punishment, which is anything but easy, since she will have nothing to cling to. An extra advantage of this position - as opposed to any curved position - is that she will have less ability to flex her muscles to the maximum and absorb the impact of the strokes. This will make the execution of the punishment - whatever it is - more painful. Plus, the fact that she has to concentrate on maintaining position will make it more difficult to her to both anticipate the pain and mentally absorb it. Finally, of course, this is a very beautiful position to look at and there is no reason why a punishment shouldn't be pleasing to the educator's eye. And there is also some fun in watching her struggle to maintain her position while her behind is slowly turned into a battlefield of bruises and welts. Bending over      To have her bend over something (a spanking bench if you have one, but a table, a chair or the armrest of a couch will probably do just as well) is by far the most comfortable as well as most realistic position. It allows for a nicely curved behind, a good - and fixed - target area, which is especially important for less experienced disciplinarians, and she has something to grab or lean against to help her absorb the impact and the pain, which is especially important with more intense forms of punishment, such as caning. Besides, once the dinner table has been converted into a spanking or caning attribute that table will never be the same to her and a firm reminder of her position as well as her duties and the consequences of being disobedient. A very good alternative for this position is to have her on hands and knees. Spread eagled      In the event you are planning a very severe punishment or if the young lady is very inexperienced, a very good alternative is to have her lay down on her belly, spread eagled with one or two cushions stuffed under her belly to enforce a good curve. In the event of severe punishments strapping her down may be a good idea, again especially if she is inexperienced, since a firm punishment may bring about a lot of frustration and possibly rage and anger.

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