if you cant submit your wife with stares, words and/or midly controlled explosions of rage that scare her without touching her, then you ve been a pussy for too long and it's too late.
when you have to beat her to make your point you ve been doing it wrong since too long and have to split ways.
Also, beating her wont make anything better, physically or psychologically. At best she'll be traumatized and it will be the roots of a deep hartred toward you which is totally unproductive in a couple in the long term and will end the relationship someday anyway. It is not fullfiling to be feared by your own family, being respected for your balanced behaviors that can adapt to each situation is what it s all about. That way, they will need you because you are the one that can always find a solution to any given problem/ conflictual situation.
There is no defintivie/unique way to handle these things, more a patchworks of behaviors carefully designed in the long run and again, words, discussions can prevent any of that stuff from hapening if you re smart/caring enough.
Fucking her good helps too... it's like fighting physically sometimes.
As my father told me once, women love men with a tender heart and a rock hard cock.