Sajo Makgi is the third choreographed set of movements, using just defensive techniques given to the Taekwondo student. It develops co-ordination, direction changing, and breath control. This exercise is a combination of low section knifehand block and middle section inner forearm block performed in walking stance. Sajo Makgi is an exercise with 17 movements and not a pattern.

The instructions below assume that the student is standing on the X, facing D.

Start position: Parallel Ready Stance

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

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