Quoth the <-Inquisitor->, when talking about wrap-around hits:

>>> Sheesh. (No the bottom still lives and is quite well. The wrap-arounds were only about 2 cms length, and not in dangerous areas. At it only happened twice or thrice during the scene. But, still, I feel my precision ought to be improved. Never be content with thyself.) <<<

Of course, there's the other option. You could do like Donald has and train your bottom to like (or pretend to like) wrap-arounds .

No actually, I've had to train myself to like those little devils, as Donald categorically refuses to improve his aim. Right now, in fact, Rosie, the usually-not-very-markable, is sporting a nasty wrap-around cut from a cane near the top of her right thigh. (I know, I know, canes cannot technically "wrap around," but when they hit on the side like that you get the same effect: a very loud scream. Call it a "bounce-around," Ok?)

He got me so hard with that bounce-around that after the swelling went down the welt developed this oval-shaped bruise around it not unlike a large purple zeppelin with two red parallel racing lines painted on its equator. Don't ask me how one cane gave me two lines--I'm not _that_ good at math. You know, I'm sure that Donald must have hit me there a second time; but as my master is just as sure that he didn't, maybe the second one's a budding stigmatum...

Anyway, how are wrap-arounds dangerous? If they go around the side, then they're not anywhere near the kidneys, and I've never heard of a flogger breaking ribs, though I suppose if it were heavy enough or swung hard enough, such an accident might occur.

PS: Masterly Macho Lesson #1: Do something dumb and then stick out your chest and say in your best PeeWee Herman imitation: "I _meant_ to do that!"