10th Gup
Saju Makgi
16Â Movements
📖 Meaning
Saju Makgi – Four Direction Block.
ⓘ Details
Ready Stance
Parallel Ready Stance
Starts With
Right Foot
Returns With
Left Foot
🧠Diagram
â–¶ Video
👣 Movements
- Move the right foot to C, forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a low block to D with the left knife-hand.
- Move 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.
- Move the right foot to A, forming a left walking stance toward B while executing a low block to B with the left knife-hand.
- Move 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.
- Move the right foot to D, forming a left walking stance toward C while executing a low block to C with the left knife-hand.
- Move the right foot to C, forming a right walking stance toward C, at the same time executing a middle side block to C with the right inner forearm.
- Move the right foot to B, forming a left walking stance toward A while executing a low block to A with the left knife-hand.
- Move 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.
Ready Position: Bring the right foot back to a ready posture. - Move the left foot to C, forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a low block to D with the right knife hand.
- Move 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.
- Move the left foot to B, forming a right walking stance toward A while executing a low block to A with the right knife-hand.
- Move 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.
- Move the left foot to D, forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a low block to C with the right knife-hand.
- Move the left foot to C, forming a left walking stance toward C, at the same time executing a middle side block to C with the left inner forearm.
- Move the left foot to A, forming a right walking stance toward B while executing a low block to B with the right knife-hand.
- Move 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.
End: Bring the left foot back to the ready position.
💡 Master’s Tips
- Sine wave throughout.
- Keep speed consistent – Don’t rush.
- Avoid sliding the feet when executing moves.
- Establish each walking stance when completing the technique.
- Keep the stance length and width consistent throughout the pattern.
- Do not rush the final three movements when returning toward the starting position.
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