As a sempai told me, some people have body shapes that make certain things bad, and certain things good, and others have different advantages and disadvantages. (I'm agreeing with the previous posters.)
That aside, I'd actually say that most aikidoka I know (myself included) are on the wiry side. (Not necessarily tall.) My current testing partner is more stocky, though, and it doesn't give him problems (in fact helping him with a few things, I imagine, and giving him more momentum); aikido works for most people.
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