[excaliber7388]

Any chance that punch script has a for loop? Correct me if I'm wrong, but having the normal variables of i (as opposed to this.i), will change the player's value for i. If the punch script uses a variable by the same name, you'll run into problems.
Change all instances of "i" to "this.i" and see if that works. You have to remember that the player stores all the variables, not the individual script, unless they're temporary (temp.) or specific to a set of brackets (this.) (that is how this. works, right?).
I haven't scripted in over a year, but I think that may be the problem.