Thank you for the information e.e. norcord. I'm waiting for the info on bruising, by the way. =)
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I can assure you from personal experience that a vigorously applied belt can cause a lot, lot more damage than a hand spanking.
Yes, I agree, its only because Woodsman holds back more on the belt, whip or other instruments that they end up hurting less.
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Obviously, your masters refrain from hitting you with full force with a belt although they are less inhibited about the rigor with which they hand spank. In that they are probably like me. I dislike inflicting buises and I have strong internal inhibitions about hitting a woman forcefully. I suspect that many of the same mechanisms that operate in my mind operate in the minds of your masters.
And, yes, he has problems with hitting a woman, even though it turns him on. I'm aware that this part of our relationship is more difficult for him to deal with than for me.
Which brings me to a question I have had but was a little hesitant to voice. I'm new to this site as a member although I lurked for quite a while, but I thought there would be a little more discussion about the psychological problems with BDSM that some might experience. Perhaps they were dealt with earlier, or perhaps they are taboo, or perhaps most don't have them?

I read the threads sometimes and get the feeling that this lifestyle is absolutely no problem for most on this site. It makes me wonder. Maybe it's my age, coming from an era when sex was a taboo subject. (Yes, I know the "sexual revolution" was in the 60's but it never really hit rural America where I live until I was much older)

And sorry about going off the thread, but it was my natural train of thought