Ok, I felt that if I’m gonna be truthful on this one I need to write about all stuff, good and bad. To my mind caning ain’t so good. There are some people who love it and then progress into hardcore Corporal Punishment ( I have seen this happen and heard it many times, some ending happily, some not)

However the cane is at the end of the day a tool more than capable of inflicting major pain and injury. The main rule here is never do unto your partner what you would not be willing to have done or practiced on you.

What does that mean, well for starts it means get used to this implement of power. You need to understand, yourself the feelings and pain it can inflict. To not do so is bordering on negligent.

Also this is one activity you have to be triply sure it is wanted by both partners (at least if used in general play, rather than as a means of punishment by hardcore bdsm people)

Safety again, needs to be addressed. NEVER, EVER, EVER, under any cicumstances (you understand, never ever !) hit anywhere above the buttocks as it is all to easy to not only catch someone wrong and cause incredible unwanted pain, but it can damage your playmate for life.

Also unless you dont like your bits and pieces where they are, warm up first, ie don’t crack the cane at full pelt from cold. It hurts you know!

Canes come in many different types and varieties, from the old school Master style cane right through to purpose built “kinky canes” Whatever you do, don’t cheap out on a decent cane or use one you “found” as a real cane. It is not only dangerous as it tends to splinter, it can break during use and end up leaving nasty cuts and cane particles embedded in someones ass! Not good.

Warm up with playful smacks of the cane, building the intensity gradually, alternating on each buttock. Now here is an important fact that not many realise (unless you are versed in the canes use) is that there are two types of pain from a cane strike. The higher the cane is lifted to land a strike the more intense and painful it will be. So start off and familiarise yourself with its use at low impact and then as you become more accustomed to it, you can vary the pain and intensity you inflict.

Firstly there is the the sharp pain when the cane hits the skin, followed by a deeper hotter pain. Also with caning, each successive landing of the cane increases the pain by more of a margin than mearly doubling it. The best thing to do is practice, slowly, and learn what works and what doesn’t in a loving caring way and learn to appreciate the feeling, and anticipate what may happen.

Now don’t forget this is where your caring side comes in, you can use your hand to rub and carasess and sooth that hot bum and show tenderness too. ITS NOT about seeing how hard you can smack. If you want to be cruel you can even tell your partner that he or she is going to recieve 10 strokes of the cane, and build them up gradually, but you wish them to count them for you.

It’s cruel but I like it

Also prolonged use of the cane can cause the skin to become thinner and less resistant to scaring, cuts etc so bare this in mind when you play, and please please just make sure your subbie has a safe word, knows it, and knows they can use it.

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