I recently met (real life) a Dom with several years experience that was trained in Old Guard. He said that one of the main differences is that in Old Guard, Dom(mes) are trained from the bottom up. That is, they take on the role of a submissive and experience everything. This way, if a Dom(me) says, "I know the flogger stings," he really does!!! There are lots of other protocol, but I've not learned enough to pass on information about it.....

There was another Dom I met (online) that said he was trained European style in a dungeon in London. I know nothing about that, though....

It seems there must be more training methods! I'd love to hear about them!! Thanks for this thread fallen!!!