Direction of push is the line the practitioner presses along, which the client resists.
In 📝Resisted Soft-Tissue Release the line is chosen from how the muscle runs, not from a protocol map. The client pushes back along that line at the set effort. It is not a joint thrust and not an adjustment. Changing the line because the first one hurt is information, not a failure.
Clients feel a clear vector. Confusion about which way to push is a reason to reset, not to add force.