Discipline is any training intended to produce a specific character or pattern of behaviour. Discipline may also refer to: General Discipline (academia), a specific branch of knowledge, learning and practice, such as an academic or professional discipline Discipline (BDSM), an element of BDSM Disciplinary procedures, censure under rules of assembly Punishment, an imposition of something negative on a person or animal in response to behavior deemed wrong Christianity Book of Discipline (disambiguation), a text containing canon law, doctrine and rituals in a Christian denomination, particularly those in the Methodist tradition Church discipline, a response of an ecclesiastical body to an offence against its standards of belief or conduct committed by a member of that body Discipline (mortification), a type of scourge used in the Christian spiritual discipline known as the mortification of the flesh Music Discipline (band), an independent rock band from Detroit The Disciplines, a Norwegian garage-rock band Discipline, the name of a mid-1981 line-up of King Crimson Discipline GM, an independent record label founded by Robert Fripp Albums Discipline (Cadaver Inc. album) Discipline (Desmond Child album) Discipline (Janet Jackson album) Discipline (King Crimson album) Discipline (Kompressor album) Songs "Discipline" (instrumental), by King Crimson "Discipline" (Nine Inch Nails song) "Discipline" (Throbbing Gristle song) "Discipline", a song by Cadaver Inc. from their album of the same name "Discipline", a song by Desmond Child from his album of the same name "Discipline", a song by Gang Starr from Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr "Discipline", a song by Janet Jackson from her album of the same name "Discipline", a song by Orelsan from La fête est finie - Épilogue Other media Discipline (novel), by Mary Brunton See also Disciple (disambiguation) List of academic disciplines Self control, an ability to control one's emotions, behavior and desires in order to obtain some reward later