Underarm position
The underarm position is a spanking position in which the spankee is either standing or hanging (off the floor) and the spanker reaches around the spankee's waist with his/her non-spanking arm in such a way that the spankee is firmly tucked under while their buttocks are turned to the front to be spanked.
Underarm position, spankee standing[edit]
If the spankee is about the same size as the spanker, both will be standing in this position. If the spankee is smaller, the spanker will either need to bend down, or to get down on one knee to be at the right level. (The latter can also lead to the over-one-knee position as the spanker's knee will be in an ideal position to bend the spankee over).
A houseboy is spanked in the underarm position.
Illustration from À la baguette by Victor du Cheynier (1909).
Illustration by Jim Black (Luc Lafnet).
F/f spanking drawing by Louis Malteste.
F/F spanking drawing by Louis Malteste.
Illustration by N. Carman from the novel Journées chaudes (1931).
Illustration by A. Canteau (1932).
F/F spanking art by Franz Hirmann.
Pencil sketch by Simon Kirby.
Artwork by Arnulf of Flanders (2022).
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Underarm position, spankee off the floor[edit]
Alternatively, if the spankee is very lightweight (such as a small child), the spanker can also pick him or her up in this position after reaching round his/her waist, such that the spanker can stand upright and the spankee is dangling and held only by his/her waist at the spanker's side.
This leaves the spankee quite helpless but is trying for the spanker, who has to carry the spankee's entire weight in one arm. It's therefore probably suitable only for spankings of short duration.
This position can also lead to the more comfortable (for the spanker) over-one-knee position if there is some support for the spanker's left foot available, such as a chair, stool, or a step of stairs.
Belgian cartoon (1828-1829).
Vintage spanking cartoon.
Advertisement for a "base burner", a Victorian type of stove.
German political cartoon (third quarter of the 19th century).
Vintage school spanking scene by an unknown artist.
Illustration by N. Carman (1928).
"Warte Krause", Vintage German postcard.
Underarm position, spankee on the arm[edit]
In this variant, the spankee, which again has to be very lightweight (such as a small child), is carried on top of one arm.
Related positions[edit]
Many other positions are similar in that the spanker reaches around the spankee's waist to hold the spankee firmly in position. For example, this grip is common or possible in the:
- Tucked-under-the-arm position (very similar but the spankee's waist is additionally supported by a couch or bed on which the spanker is sitting)
- Frontal over-the-lap position (very similar but the spankee is additionally laid over (half of) the spanker's lap)
- Kneeling position, kneeling-before-a-lap position, kneeling-in-a-chair position
- On-all-fours position
Links[edit]
- M/F in underarm position, spankee dangling photo on Discipline Domestique Warning:
- A teacher demonstrates spanking in an Austrian school (staged, F/m)
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