About the Club

Non-profit organization

We are a non-profit organization – all activities are based on members’ volunteer efforts. The membership fee goes to rent, maintenance, materials and information. There is always something to help with – talk to someone in the dojo!

The club is a member of Swedish Aikido Federationwhich is part of the The Swedish Budo and Martial arts Federation , in turn, The Swedish National Sports Federation. Among other things, this means that all LAK members are insured during training and while travelling to and from training.

Board

LAK is a democratically run club. The board is elected at the annual meeting each February. As a member, you are welcome to participate.

The board consists of:

• Jonas Öste Klevhag, Acting President
• Svante Resjö, Treasurer
• Jakob Blomquist, Secretary
• Jonas Palm
• Henrik Boo, Web
• Hampus Niskala

Aikido in Lund since 1983

Lunds Aikidoklubb was founded in 1983 by Anders Hytter. In the same year, Jonas Palm took his first steps on the tatami – a journey that would soon make him one of the driving forces behind the club. In 1985, he began instructing, and between 1987 and 2001 he shared responsibility as the principal instructor with Stina Deurell. Since 2001, Jonas has been the sole principal instructor with the support of experienced students (sempais) who also lead classes.

In the early years, the club trained in various temporary locations, but in 1994 we finally established our own dojo at Norra Fäladen – a milestone in the club’s development. In 2002, we took the next step and moved to our current dojo at Winstrupsgatan 1, in the heart of Lund. The central location makes the dojo easily accessible for both residents of the city and commuters.