Saju jirugi (, ) is the first saju, as defined by the International Taekwon-Do Federation. The pattern consists of 14 movements and is taught to students with the 10th geup (white belt) and necessary to know to obtain the 9th geup (white-yellow belt).
Saju are beginner forms of teul and serve to prepare beginning Taekwon-Do students for the 24 teul, without forming part of this set of patterns. Concretely, the movements of saju jirugi are also present in Chon-Ji, the first teul. Saju makgi is another saju that is taught in preparation for Chon-Ji.
Saju jirugi is performed respectively counter-clockwise and clockwise, with all movements being repeated mirrored in the second part. In each part, one foot stays on the ground and the other foot moves in different directions.
Movements Nr.English descriptionKorean description (in Hangul)Korean description (in Revised Romanisation)Parallel ready stance A facing D나란히준비서기narani junbi seogi1Move the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the right fist.걷는서앞지르기geonneun seo ap jireugi2Move the right foot to A forming a left walking stance toward B while executing a low block to B with the left forearm.걷는서팔목낮은데막기geonneun seo palmok najeunde makgi3Move the right foot to B forming a right walking stance toward B while executing a middle punch to B with the right fist.걷는서앞지르기 geonneun seo ap jireugi4Move the right foot to D forming a left walking stance toward C while executing a low block to C with the left forearm.걷는서팔목낮은데막기geonneun seo palmok najeunde makgi5Move the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a middle punch to C with the right fist.걷는서앞지르기 geonneun seo ap jireugi6Move the right foot to A forming a right walking stance toward A while executing a middle punch to A with the right fist. 걷는서팔목낮은데막기geonneun seo palmok najeunde makgi7Move the left foot to D forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the left fist.걷는서앞지르기 geonneun seo ap jireugiMove the right foot to parallel ready stance A facing D.나란히준비서기narani junbi seogi8Move the left foot to D forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the left fist.걷는서앞지르기geonneun seo ap jireugi9Move the left foot to B forming a right walking stance toward A while executing a low block to A with the right forearm. 걷는서팔목낮은데막기geonneun seo palmok najeunde makgi10Move the left foot to A forming a left walking stance toward A while executing a middle punch to A with the left fist.걷는서앞지르기geonneun seo ap jireugi11Move the left foot to D forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a low block to C with the left forearm. 걷는서팔목낮은데막기geonneun seo palmok najeunde makgi12Move the left foot to D forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the left fist.걷는서앞지르기geonneun seo ap jireugi13Move the left foot to A forming a right walking stance toward B while executing a low block to B with the right forearm.걷는서팔목낮은데막기geonneun seo palmok najeunde makgi14Move the left foot to B forming a left walking stance toward B while executing a middle punch to B with the left fist.걷는서앞지르기geonneun seo ap jireugiMove the left foot to parallel ready stance A facing D.나란히준비서기narani junbi seogi References