Whatever your trainning is composed of, it should above all else be: SAFE, SANE, and CONSENSUAL.

A lot of people wing it and or are self tuaght, there is nothing wrong with that. Not everyone can be so blessed as to have eraned their leathers...or their stripes, under an organized and well planned or more formalized setting with an aprentiship.

Just keep in mind that despite all the "individuality" in the world there are still more comonalities when it comes to this than not, however...there is no way to know where you should be, no discription of just what you have been trainned in has been provided or what method has been used, or if your dominant is using any kind of plan at all etc and or what exactly both of your goals are conserning said "training", so its hard to say anything at all...10 days isnt really that long at all, and like lucy said...there is a big dif between an actual punnishment and a "fun"ishment. A lot of people seem to mistake the one for the other and vice versa.

Comunication is paramount between all involved partners.

Does your dominant allow you to communicate freely with him and in turn comunicates freely with you (without fear of reprisal)?

Does he explain it all too you or leave you in the dark?