Louis Delgado (Lou Diamond Philips) chooses "Ponche" for a safe word. He claims it is a drink. Specifically, it is a fruit punch traditionally served hot at Christmas time.
When Lou Diamond Phillips and Danny Trejo are fighting in the kitchen hallway, Trejo attacks him and pins him up against the wall with a pipe. The pipe is clearly a prop as it bends when Trejo pushes against Phillips throat.