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Justin McCarthy wrote:
In my experience, aikidoka do not display a greater sense of morality or spirituality on average than any other group of people.
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I wrote:
I can't say that I've found Aikidoka to be particularly "spiritual" or "moral." Perhaps slightly more "present," but I suspect I'd find that in Karateka as well. Maybe slightly more "gentle," although that was certainly true in my experience for oarsmen as well.
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I guess I'm throwing it open to hear whether other people have noticed differences that make the aikidoka they now stand out.