MadRabbit -> RE: trainers (12/15/2006 3:24:48 PM)
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As a newbie, in the past, I was intimitaded by the notion of "training", because when your new, you have this preconcieved notion that there is a right or wrong way to do certain things. While there is some fundamental basic concepts I have seen, the behaviors, the protocols, and the rules are all individualistic. People tend to make it sound more than it is. One of my mentors said "Training is nothing than deciding what you want and then taking steps to show your submissive how to do it." At the time, I couldnt beleive it was that simple, but now that I have a serious relationship developing with a submissive, I realized it really is that simple. The only thing that seems missing from your Master is confidence and when he has that, there wont be anything hard about training. And as a fellow newbie with a relatively new submissive, the advice I can safely give your Master is start slow. The more rules and protocols you have, the more you have to pay attention to. For example, one of my basic rules is my girl has to be on time (She has quite a problem with punctuality). Now, because I made that rule, I have to remember to pay attention to the clock everytime she is supposed to meet me. If he makes a protocol saying you have to kneel at certain times in the day, then he will have to pay attention to all those certain times to make sure your kneeling. Too much and too complicated can result in things starting to slide and a general lack of self discipline on his part can easily result with this going no where.. As the general saying goes "You cant control someone if you dont have control over yourself"...Well, you cant discipline someone if you cant discipline yourself. It takes time and effort, but gets easier. Protocols dont start happening everytime they are supposed to overnight. Some of the other really good advice that I got was to compare to dynamic to that of an adult/child relationship and the concept of training to that of training a dog. Now a lot of submissive get there tail feathers ruffled up when people say this kind of stuff, but before you are one of them, hold on just a second. They are simply METAPHORS. I'm not saying submissives are like dogs and children, but the basic conepts that exist in both examples relate and apply to a D/S relationship and provide a helpful knowledge base.
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