Fighting Tips: How to Land More Punches How to punch to defend yourself in a fight relies on punching through the centreline of the body. The classic hands up boxing guard that the average person uses does leave the centre of the face exposed to attack. If you can punch hard and fast to this region of the face then you may be able to trick them into further exposing more gaps in their guards defence. This week we look at a simple idea of forcing your attacker to expose their face by punching har