Saju makgi (, ) is the second saju, as defined by the International Taekwon-Do Federation. The pattern consists of 16 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 makgi are also present in Chon-Ji, the first teul. Saju jirugi is another saju that is taught in preparation for Chon-Ji.
Saju makgi 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 C forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a low block to D with the left knife-hand.걷는서손칼낮은데막기geonneun seo sonkal najeunde makgi2Move the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a middle side block to D with the right inner forearm.걷는서안팔목가운데옆막기geonneun seo an palmok gaunde yeop makgi3Move the right foot to A forming a left walking stance toward B while executing a low block to B with the left knife-hand.걷는서손칼낮은데막기 geonneun seo sonkal najeunde makgi4Move the right foot to B forming a right walking stance toward B while executing a middle side block to B with the right inner forearm.걷는서안팔목가운데옆막기geonneun seo an palmok gaunde yeop makgi5Move the right foot to D forming a left walking stance toward C while executing a low block to C with the left knife-hand.걷는서손칼낮은데막기 geonneun seo sonkal najeunde makgi6Move the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a middle side block to C with the right inner forearm. 걷는서안팔목가운데옆막기geonneun seo an palmok gaunde yeop makgi7Move the right foot to B forming a left walking stance toward A while executing a low block to A with the left knife-hand.걷는서손칼낮은데막기 geonneun seo sonkal najeunde makgi8Move the right foot to A forming a right walking stance toward A while executing a middle side block to A with the right inner forearm.걷는서안팔목가운데옆막기geonneun seo an palmok gaunde yeop makgiMove the right foot to parallel ready stance A facing D.나란히준비서기narani junbi seogi9Move the left foot to C forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a low block to D with the right knife-hand. 걷는서손칼낮은데막기geonneun seo sonkal najeunde makgi10Move the left foot to D forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a middle side block to D with the left inner forearm.걷는서안팔목가운데옆막기geonneun seo an palmok gaunde yeop makgi11Move the left foot to A forming a right walking stance toward B while executing a low block to B with the right knife-hand. 걷는서손칼낮은데막기geonneun seo sonkal najeunde makgi12Move the left foot to B forming a left walking stance toward B while executing a middle side block to B with the left inner forearm.걷는서안팔목가운데옆막기geonneun seo an palmok gaunde yeop makgi13Move the left foot to D forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a low block to C with the right knife-hand.걷는서손칼낮은데막기geonneun seo sonkal najeunde makgi14Move the left foot to C forming a left walking stance toward C while executing a middle side block to C with the left inner forearm.걷는서안팔목가운데옆막기geonneun seo an palmok gaunde yeop makgi15Move the left foot to B forming a right walking stance toward A while executing a low block to A with the right knife-hand.걷는서손칼낮은데막기geonneun seo sonkal najeunde makgi16Move the left foot to A forming a left walking stance toward A while executing a middle side block to A with the left inner forearm.걷는서안팔목가운데옆막기geonneun seo an palmok gaunde yeop makgiMove the left foot to parallel ready stance A facing D.나란히준비서기narani junbi seogi References