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When you practice on striking surfaces that offer you a flat target, you can generate and focus power relatively easily. This is the purpose of such training aids. The problem is that in real-life altercations, where you are aiming strikes at the face/head, and other targets, you aren’t striking a flat surface, so it isn’t always possible to focus your power in the same way.

When you strike the face/head you are punching a spherical surface rather than a flat one. This may result in your fist rolling off the target rather than driving through it. It is also worth noting that a human head isn’t fixed; it is able to rotate on the neck, which may also cause your punch to roll off the target.

If you move to the side and strike the face/head at an angle, you will be striking a flatter surface than you would be if you were face on. This means you will be able to deliver driving force into the target. This is one reason you need to position yourself correctly before you deliver a punch.

It is not always possible to get into such a position, so it is worth having other striking tools that can be delivered when directly facing your assailant.