Reverse punch. The reverse punch is a major scoring technique in competition. Increase its reach by lowering your stance and driving hip toward opponent. In defense, use palm sweeping block while pulling upper body and face backward, moving weight over rear leg; then drive forward off rear leg and attack before opponent returns to a defensive position.

Hook. In a hook, a horizontal fist (palm down) works best in close. A vertical fist (palm toward you) works best at a greater distance . Turn the lead heel out when using a lead hook; turn rear heel out when using a rear hook. Always shift your weight to lead foot. When you double hook, such as low to the body and then high to head, do not turn your heel out until the second hook, the first hook is more of a diversion. If you turn your heel out on the first hook, you will lose the power for your second one. Lead arm hooks travel horizontally and tight, as if you are grabbing one of your friends around the neck with your arm. Keep wrist locked when using a hook.

Shoeshine. The shoeshine is a good way to gain momentum for your punches in close without opening up or telegraphing. For the shoeshine position, keep hands up, palms toward you, knuckles almost touching eyebrows, head down, and elbows in. Great for hooks and uppercuts. The shoeshine keeps you moving and keeps opponent guessing.

Shoe in the bucket. This is a failure to shift the weight off of one foot and onto the other when throwing a power punch. Classic example is in the cross. At full extension, your rear foot is on the ball, allowing the weight to shift and that hip to come forward. This contradicts the planted rear foot of many traditional martial arts in their reverse punch.

Lead hand upper cut. Turn the lead heel outward to rotate your hip and shoulder into the punch. NEVER uppercut a person whose head is above yours; you loose too much power so it is not worth the effort.

Barrel of a rifle. This involves looking down your punching arm like you are looking down the barrel of a rifle to provide cover for your chin on that side while you are punching. A common mistake is for people to leave their chin open on the side of the arm they are punching with. Depending on your personal style, it may also help to turn your thumbs downward to help bring the shoulders up and provide better cover. Your arms are like two soldiers guarding a fort. When one of them leaves the fort to make war, he has to build a wall to protect his post while he is gone. Also, in keeping with this analogy,  during this time the other soldier must be extra vigilant.

Lunge punch. Stepping when using a lunge punch may be too slow and may telegraph your intentions to an opponent, instead, use front stance with bent back leg to assist forward movement. To increase reach, the front foot may land in line with the rear foot, twisting the torso so that the chest is facing sideways. Time punch to hit when foot lands, stomping floor to “apply brakes.” Alternatively punch before or after landing your foot to upset opponent’s timing, making it more difficult for opponent to block. Avoid pull back of front foot before punching, which increases distance and telegraphs intentions to opponent.

Back fist strike. Use back fist as a counterattack only against an inherently weak but very fast attack. In defense, parry the strike and turn into an attack with a spinning technique.

Lag punch. The lag punch is a boxing method for loading up your hook to draw the opponent's attention to that hand,  and then striking with the other hand.