Where do you punch from?

“Boxing punches from the head and shaolin punches from the hip and karate punches from the solar plexus, where does xing yi punch from?”
I was asked this question once, and my answer was that xing yi punches from wherever you are. If your hand is at the hip, then punch from the hip. If it is at the head, punch from the head. If it is at the opponents chest when you start then punch from there. Xing yi focuses on overlapping the defensive and offensive movements so that the cocking motion is eliminated and the whole body powers each strike. This takes away the standard need for a starting point for punches. Hence the answer to the question of does xing yi punch from the head, hip, or solar plexus is “yes”. 😉