Instructors

The people who lead our dojos

Mustafa Aygün

CHIEF INSTRUCTOR – PRESIDENT · 7th DAN

Mustafa Aygün (b. 16.1.1963), founder and chief trainer of the UAO (United Aikido Organisation), was born in Montenegro, (F) Yugoslavia.

In 1969, he moved to and settled in Turkey with his family. In 1977, he started practicing Shotokan Karate then continued his martial arts training with Judo.

He founded the United Aikido Organisation on his return from Japan in 1989, and is one of the most prominent students of Kenji Kumagai Shihan, who brought Aikido to Turkey for the first time.

Dojo instructors across all UAO schools are listed with their contact details on the Our Dojos page.