SlugFiller on page 508
@Phlatus You might recall, he already tried the "punch or kick in the face or gut", and it backfired dreadfully. It's like how movie martial artists make triple backflips in the air before delivering an easily dodgable kick with no momentum, while real martial artists just twist your wrist and break it. It might look less flashy, but it's a heck of a lot more effective. The way I see it, the reason he's not punching her is because she'd just shrug it off as if it was nothing, and he'd lose the fight.