Actually, in ancient mythologies we have not one single instance of
heroes who weren't skilled
warriors too.
It is only beginning with christianity that we developed heroes who weren't martially effective.
Though, one may speculate how much or at least till what degrre this applied to Christ Himself indeed and isn't, instead, a forgery or a misunderstanding of the later christian traditions which emphasized
too much the
meek side of christianity (indeed, Kat, precisely the type of accusation moved by that very same Nietzsche that you mentioned, who made a distinction between Christ and priests - and curiously enough the same distinction Christ made between himself and the
pharisees for instanc ein Luke 11 second part of the chapter)
As a matter of fact: «
I come not to bring peace, but to bring a sword».
So, do we want a pharisee's Aikido in order to be
aiki, or a
samurai's Aikido in order to be
aiki?
Because
both apply.
And it is indeed what makes aikido stands apart: its emphasis on the "gentle" Art, delivers Aikido thoroughly into the hands of the myth of the good hero, of the good fighter, that wants
absolute martial effectiveness matched with
absolute moral integrity.