Danny T
Senior Master
There is the form, there is the fundamentals of the punch, there is the drilling of the punch at stationary target for practice and there is the actually application of the punch vs a live moving opponent. The target will change as does the range and the actually movement will have to be adjusted as such.When I was first taught the reverse punch, I was taught to throw it center, another words, to aim towards the center of the body. Then, at this other dojo I was taught to not center the reverse punch but rather to throw it straight forward because you get more power that way due to leverage. The tradeoff is its not as accurate against an opponent who would be standing directly in front and thus might require a step to the side in order to hit the center of the opponent's body. Personally I think both methods have their advantages and disadvantages and I think its easier to transition from a center punch to a forward punch than from a forward punch to a center punch.