On Six Directional Power

Six directional power is the ability to have up/down power, side to side power, and front to back power- creating a sphere of power. There are three levels to this: physical, internal, and external.

Physically, six directional power works as follows. Up/down power begins with the spine. Lift the back of the head, and tuck the tailbone. Head up, tailbone down. Simple really. Also, keep the lumbar curve as straight as possible. This will probably feel like you are sticking it way out.

Next, front and back power. This comes from rolling the hips under. Pretend that you have a rod that goes through the ball joint of your hips. Keep this rod fixed and then roll your hips forward and around it. This combined with opening the lower back gives you front to back pressure.

Third, side to side power is physical achieved by lifting the muscles of the inner thigh. Lift them upward first, and then pretend that you have a balloon between your thighs that is gently pressing out.

I'll get into internal and external later. So what does six directional power do for you? From a fighting standpoint it means that you have no weak points in your balance and that you can hit from literally any position with power. For health it means that your body is in a state of equilibrium.