AWA Ki Tests and Exercises
| Agaranai Karada | Unliftable body |
| Agura no Shisei | Sitting cross legged |
| Banzai no Kamae | Stance with feet shoulder-width and both arms raised |
| Bokken and Jo Suburi | Demonstration of basic strikes with sword and staff |
| Funakogi Undo | Rowing exercise |
| Hanmi No Kamae | Half-body stance |
| Happo Undo | Raising and lowering arms with movement as if cutting in eight directions |
| Kamae with Bokken | Demonstration of five basic sword stances |
| Kata Ashiage | Raising one leg, hand extended in front |
| Koho Tento Undo | Rolling backward and forward from sitting, kneeling and standing positions |
| Kokyudosa | Partner practice in seiza position; exercise to develop timing or “breath” power |
| Kokyuho | Demonstration of and questions on breathing training |
| Mae Ukemi | Breakfall Falling forward with slap, and returning to standing position and/or Rolling Tumbling forward completely, from kneeling and standing positions |
| Maekagami | Stooping forward while in hanmi stance |
| Meisoho | Questions regarding meditation training |
| Munetori | Lapel grab |
| Munetsuki | Strike or thrust to the upper body |
| Orenaite | Unbendable arm, tested while in hanmi stance |
| Renzoku Kokyudosa | Kokyudosa practiced continuously, one side to another without pause |
| Sayu Choyaku Undo | "Left and right exercise;” with stepping movement |
| Sayu Undo | “Left and right exercise;” extending arms to the left and right and sinking the hips |
| Seiza | Sitting Japanese style with legs folded underneath |
| Shikko | Walking and turning on one’s knees |
| Shizentai | Natural stance with feet shoulder-width |
| Shomenuchi | Strike to the front of the head |
| Shomenuchi Ikkyo Undo | Raising and lowering the arms as if cutting with a sword |
| Tai Sabaki with Bokken | Body movement and striking with the sword against an opponent, against shomenuchi, yokomenuchi/ gyaku-yokomenuchi, sliding munetsuki, and stepping munetsuki attacks |
| Taisabaki Toshu | “Empty-hand body movement” against Katatetori, Shomenuchi, Yokomenuchi and Munetsuki attacks |
| Tekubikosa Undo | “Crossing the wrists exercise;” high and low variations required |
| Tenkan Undo | “Spinning change exercise;” turning body movement (direct pivot and step-with-pivot variations required) |
| Udefuri Choyaku Undo | “Swinging the arms exercise” with stepping and turning motion |
| Udefuri Undo | “Swinging the arms exercise” to left and right |
| Ushiro Ukemi | Breakfall Rolling backward with slap, and returning to standing position or Rolling Tumbling backward completely, from kneeling and standing positions |
| Ushirosori | Bending backwards while in hanmi stance |
| Ushirotekubitori Undo | “Wrists grasped from behind exercise” |
| Ushirotori Undo | “Grasped from behind exercise” |
| Yokomenuchi | Strike or cut to the side of the head |
| Yoko Ukemi | “Side fall” exercise, from squatting and standing position, from tumbling forward, and while hand is grasped by a partner |
| Zengo Undo | Raising and lowering arms as if cutting with a sword, with 180 degree pivoting motion |
| Japanese Nos. | English Nos. |
| Ichi (each) | One |
| Ni (knee) | Two |
| San (sun) | Three |
| Shi (she) | Four |
| Go (goh) | Five |
| Roku (roe-koo) | Six |
| Sichi (seech) | Seven |
| Hachi (hach) | Eight |
| Ku (koo) | Nine |
| Ju (jyoo) | Ten |