Sajo Jirugi 1 (Exercise 1)

Sajo Jirugi No 1 is the first choreographed set of movements, both offensive and defensive given to the Taekwondo student. It developes co-ordination, direction changing, and breath control. This exercise is a combination of low section outer forearm block and middle obverse punch performed in walking stance. Sajo Jirugi is an exercise with 15 movements and not a pattern.

Sajo Jirugi 1 diagramThe instructions below assume that the student is standing on the X, facing D.

Start position: Parallel Ready Stance

  1. Move the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the right fist.
  2. Move the right foot to A forming a left walking stance toward B while executing a low block to B with the left outer forearm.
  3. Move the right foot to B forming a right walking stance toward B while executing a middle punch to B with the right fist.
  4. Move the right foot to D forming a left walking stance toward C while executing a low block to C with the left outer forearm.
  5. Move the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a middle punch to C with the right fist.
  6. Move the right foot to B forming a left walking stance toward A while executing a low block to A with the left outer forearm.
  7. Move the right foot to A forming a right walking stance toward A while executing a middle punch to A with the right fist.
  8. Move the right foot to X forming Parallel Ready Stance to D.
  9. Move the left foot to D forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the left fist.
  10. Move the left foot to B forming a right walking stance toward A while executing a low block to A with the right outer forearm.
  11. Move the left foot to A forming a left walking stance toward A while executing a middle punch to A with the left fist.
  12. Move the left foot to D forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a low block to C with the right outer forearm.
  13. Move the left foot to C forming a left walking stance toward C while executing a middle punch to C with the left fist.
  14. Move the left foot to A forming a right walking stance toward B while executing a low block to B with the right outer forearm.
  15. Move the left foot to B forming a left walking stance toward B while executing a middle punch to B with the left fist.

End: Bring the left foot back to the starting ready position.