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Once you have extended the arm, recoil it and start to pull your body back by sharply pulling your right hip backward.

By continuing to pull the hip back, you should end up back in the position you started from.

If the arm itself were to make a circular motion, rather than be moved by the body, two things would happen. For one, the punch would hit the target at an angle and force would be transmitted in several directions; for a strike to have maximum power, all the force should be directed into and through the target in a straight line. The other problem with the arm moving in a circular fashion is that if you miss, it will pull your body around, exposing your back to your attacker. If the body turns enough to put power into a “sideways” jab, but isn’t pulled around by the arm in a circular fashion, the hips will stay square and facing your assailant.

When you throw a hook punch, don’t swing your punch and/or turn your body too far. If you fail to connect with the punch, you will end up in a vulnerable position. If your attacker pulls their head back from your strike, the momentum of your swing will see your fist travel past them—something that would not have happened had you extended the arm, jabbing it out across your body.