Saju Jirugi is a fundamental exercise. We call it The First Pattern.

Begin from a ready stance called Chumbi. Stand with your feet one shoulder width apart, and your fists held in front of your hips. Imagine that you are standing on a giant clock with twelve oclock at the front of the room. 9 1. Raise the left hand. 2. Move the right foot forward in a forward stance toward 12:00 oclock and punch with the right fist while drawing the left fist to the hip. 3. Look to the left. Put the left hand on top of the right, crossing your wrists. Slide the right foot in half way. Turn left, facing 9:00 oclock. Slide the right foot back in a forward stance and knock it down with a low section forearm block. (Ice Cream Cone Block) 4. Raise the left hand. 5. Move the right foot forward in a right forward stance and punch with the right fist while drawing the left fist to the hip. 6. Repeat moves 3,4,and 5 turning left to 6:00 7. Repeat moves 3,4,and 5 turning left to 3:00 When asked, turn left to face 12:00 in Chumbi. y Forward Stance (sometimes called a Walking Stance). Place your feet one shoulder width apart to the side, (on train tracks), two shoulder widths apart front to back, front knee bent, back leg straight, toes pointing forward. (Most kids form a stance that is too narrow.) Left hand always blocks. Right hand always punches. Step only with the right foot. Do not move the left foot except to rotate on the ball of the foot in a counter clockwise direction. (The ball of the foot is the round pad just behind the big toe.) During a strike or block the hand not blocking or punching is drawn quickly to the hip with the fist palm up. Move smoothly and continuously, accelerating as you block or punch. Exhale naturally but sharply when blocking or punching. Relax between moves.

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Please note that this description is intended as a memory aid for students and parents. It is not intended as the primary teaching tool. (There are multiple age appropriate descriptions of the Chongi patterns.) For example: The preparation, Put the left hand on top of the right, crossing your wrists. is actually a smooth, accelerating, curved motion ending with a low section outer forearm block.

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