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Demonstrated next is the manner in which the hand, foot, and body movements must be coordinated in order to produce maximum power in the lunge punch. A similar process is necessary for blocks, strikes, and kicks. In Figure ssss1 the attacker (left) faces his opponent. Both are in sparring stances. The attacker steps forward in the front stance with his right foot, completing the step (Fig. ssss1). His right hand has begun the lunge punch, but has not completed it. The hand technique is not completed until after the step has been terminated (Fig. ssss1). This method of punching has divided the power generated by the body’s forward movement from that developed by the hand in the completion of the punch. The result is a loss of power in the lunge punch.

In Figures ssss1 through ssss1 the attacker has completed the punch before his body motion has stopped. Beginning in the left front stance (Fig. ssss1), he steps forward to begin a lunge punch, but his hand is fully extended in the punch before his body movement stops (Fig. ssss1). In the last photo (Fig. ssss1), the attacker has completed the step, but it has not been coordinated with the punch, and the combined power of body movement and hand movement has not been achieved.