[1] Jachigi or ja chigi is said to have originated from the game called gyeokgu, a popular sport in ancient Goryeo used for military purposes.
[2] It involved two teams holding sticks, which were used to shoot a ball in between two goal posts set up in the middle of a gyeokgu field.
The game resembled the modern-day field hockey sport especially as it was also played on horseback.
[2] The advent of modern warfare, particularly after Joseon's war with Japan, made the gyeokgu irrelevant in armed combat and from then on, it transformed into simpler forms and spread across Korea as popular children's games.
In the case that it could not be caught, the opposing team picks up the short stick, and throws it toward the hole.