Instruction at Utsusemi Aikikai is provided by Ken McGrew Sensei. Sensei has trained in the martial arts since 1986. He began training in Aikido in 1991 and became a member of Aikido Schools of Ueshiba in 1993 under the instruction of John Stone and Robin Cooper Senseis, direct students of Saotome Shihan. In addition to training under these senseis, he has frequently attended seminars led by Saotome Shihan (including invitational sessions at the Shrine dojo in Florida), Ikeda Shihan, and other senior instructors in ASU. McGrew Sensei tested for and was promoted to the rank of Sandan by Saotome Shihan in 2011.