Spanking is the practice of striking the buttocks with an open hand or a flat implement, typically as a form of erotic play, discipline roleplay, or both. It ranges from light and playful to heavy and intense depending on the intent and limits of the people involved.
For many people the appeal sits in the stinging sensation, the vulnerability of the position, and the power exchange implied by one person bending over for another. It often serves as an entry point into impact play because it needs no equipment and the intensity can be dialed up or down in the moment.
Worth knowing: Hit only the fleshy part of the buttocks, avoid the tailbone, lower back, and kidneys, agree on a safeword beforehand, and check in during and after since marks and bruising are common.
Also called: over the knee, OTK, bare hand, paddle, hairbrush, belt, hand spanking, erotic spanking, disciplinary spanking, maintenance spanking, good girl spanking
