Good for you for asking. It's not as simple as it looks, it can be taught and technique can be imporved. I'm a lee learning how to ler.
I was advised by Alphano (UKTF) listen to your
lee. BOF666 (UKTF and here) did a good intro in the British 'Forum' mag where he advised doing a light exploratory tickle all over the lee, seeing where he/she reacts then going back to those places and experimenting with light or firmer touches.
You can do a lot with a little bit of nail. Kittentoes has recently shown me how amazing tickling nails on skin feels -her nails,my skin 🙂 - and after, I
looked at my practical short nails wondering if I could ever give someone the same experience and she told me that if you can feel your own nails on
your skin they're long enough. After Kittentoes I've been tickled by two men, both with short practical nails but just enough nail to give me the right feel on skin and through clothes. I ler'd with my shorter nails too and they were satisfyingly devastating on my male lee's feet.
It feels good to mix fingertips and nails. Then there are various tools too but I've found that fingers work so well. There are also foot nibbling techniques that have to be felt to be believed.
So, tickling is something worth learning techniques for. I'd not go and spank or cane someone without learning from a more experienced top
first. It's also really important to get good tips on bondage. Anyone who's been to Kittentoes' and Libertine's tickling and bondage workshops at NEST should be able to pass on what they know to you.