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chillzATL · 07-21-2010, 08:06 AM

Nope, it's just a martial art, IMO. People try to make it more than that because Ueshiba Sensei was a spiritual man who had a very positive message. This also makes Aikido a good gateway into other practices (misogi, etc), but it inherently offers no more character building than any martial art, IMO.

07-21-2010, 08:06 AM	#5
chillzATL Location: ATL Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 847 Offline	Re: Aikido: more than a martial art? Nope, it's just a martial art, IMO. People try to make it more than that because Ueshiba Sensei was a spiritual man who had a very positive message. This also makes Aikido a good gateway into other practices (misogi, etc), but it inherently offers no more character building than any martial art, IMO.