The position depends upon the implement…
1> Warning swats with the palm of my hand are given with my Wife simply standing next to me with her hands on top of her head… I warn her that her misbehavior is VERY close to earning herself an appointment for discipline in our bedroom or in my workshop… then, I deliver the number of swats that I feel will properly WARN her to behave herself (sometimes lifting her skirt or dress, and occasionally lowering her panties). This type of warning will sometimes take place in front of other trusted family and friends who share (or at least understand/respect) our feelings regarding family discipline.
2> Small hairbrush/bathbrush type paddle is administered with my Wife naked, over my lap (with me sitting on the spanking chair), usually in our bedroom.
3> Short leather strap is administered with my Wife naked, bending over the back of the spanking chair (palms flat on the seat or grabbing the edge of the seat of the chair), in our bedroom.
3> Large leather strap (the razor strop) is administered with my Wife naked, bent-over/straddling my sawhorse (wrists and ankles restrained to the legs of the sawhorse, if necessary), OR wrists and ankles restrained to the “whipping post”, in my workshop.
4> Bamboo cane is administered with my Wife naked, either in the same sawhorse position as #3, OR with her palms up high-and-wide on the wall and feet spread wide on the floor, about two feet from the wall (the “Push-The-Wall” position), OR wrists and ankles restrained to the “whipping post”, in my workshop.
My wife has the authority to discipline me also. She uses the same implements/positions.