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Originally posted by mike lee
The real issue here seems to be, "what kind of budo is it?"
For me, there is no question. O'Sensei clearly stated that he wanted aikido to be unlike all of the other martial arts. He did not want it to be a budo of violence, but rather a budo of love, an art of peace.
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"Arts of war become arts of peace" ("heiho wa heiho nari").
A quote from Morihei Ueshiba? Not. The above phrase was made famous by Iizasa Choisai Ienao over 500 years ago. Iizasa Choisai Ienao was the founder of Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu, which may be the oldest organized martial tradition in Japan. About 100 years later the Yagyu school started talking about the "life-giving sword". Even Jigoro Kano and Gichin Funakoshi talked about their arts as "arts of peace".
Not to belittle M. Ueshiba, but I think it's important to note that he was not alone in the "arts of peace" concept, nor did the concept originate with him.
Best,
Chris