Aikido Alive U.K. 合気道 - Aikido in a living relationship.
A non-violent spiritual martial art for body, mind and heart. An integral spiritual discipline in a living dojo blending aikido, yoga and meditation with directed spiritual inquiry.
Björn Säw Sensei, 5th dan Aikikai, began training traditional Iwama Takemusu Aikido in 1974 in Sweden. He traveled to Japan to further his training under Morihiro Saito Sensei in Iwama and studied in O Sensei's Iwama dojo between 1987 and 1993. Björn received his Nidan from Saito Sensei. In September 2002 he founded Aikido Alive London where he teach his own development of takemusu Aikido with clear emphasis on spiritual awakening and understanding.
Björn was a student of American spiritual teacher Andrew Cohen from 1991 to 2003. With much experience of meditation and spiritual contemplation he highlights the importance of the spiritual aspects of the art.
Since Saito Sensei passed away Ulf Evenås Shihan has awarded 5th dan to Björn Sensei.