Saju tulgi (, ) is the third saju, as defined by the International Taekwon-Do Federation. The pattern consists of 8 movements and is taught to students with the 2nd geup (red belt) and necessary to know to obtain the 1st geup (red-black 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 tulgi are also present in Hwa-Rang, the eighth teul.
Saju tulgi is performed respectively counter-clockwise and clockwise, with all movements being repeated mirrored in the second part.
Due to its low number of movements and lack of variety, not all schools practise saju tulgi or hold a demonstration of the pattern as a requirement to obtain the 1st geup.
Movements Nr.English descriptionKorean description (in Hangul)Korean description (in Revised Romanisation)Closed ready stance C facing D모아준비서기moa junbi seogi1Pivot 180 degrees to the left and step back with the right foot into a right L stance facing C, executing a right rear elbow strike with the right-fist closed.미끌며ㄴ자서때팔굽뚫기mikkeulmyeo nieunja seo ttae palgup ttulki2Move the right foot back toward A by turning 90 degrees left to a right L stance, executing a right rear elbow strike with the right-fist closed.미끌며ㄴ자서때팔굽뚫기mikkeulmyeo nieunja seo ttae palgup ttulki3Move the right foot back toward D by turning 90 degrees left to a right L stance, executing a right rear elbow strike with the right-fist closed.미끌며ㄴ자서때팔굽뚫기 mikkeulmyeo nieunja seo ttae palgup ttulki4Move the right foot back toward B by turning 90 degrees left to a right L stance, executing a right rear elbow strike with the right-fist closed.미끌며ㄴ자서때팔굽뚫기mikkeulmyeo nieunja seo ttae palgup ttulkiMove the right foot to the closed ready stance C facing D.모아준비서기moa junbi seogi5Pivot 180 degrees to the right and step back with the left foot into a left L stance facing C, executing a left rear elbow strike with the left-fist closed.미끌며ㄴ자서때팔굽뚫기mikkeulmyeo nieunja seo ttae palgup ttulki6Move the left foot back toward B by turning 90 degrees right to a left L stance, executing a left rear elbow strike with the left-fist closed.미끌며ㄴ자서때팔굽뚫기mikkeulmyeo nieunja seo ttae palgup ttulki7Move the left foot back toward D by turning 90 degrees right to a left L stance, executing a left rear elbow strike with the left-fist closed.미끌며ㄴ자서때팔굽뚫기mikkeulmyeo nieunja seo ttae palgup ttulki8Move the left foot back toward A by turning 90 degrees right to a left L stance, executing a left rear elbow strike with the left-fist closed.미끌며ㄴ자서때팔굽뚫기mikkeulmyeo nieunja seo ttae palgup ttulkiMove the left foot to the closed ready stance C facing D.모아준비서기moa junbi seogi References