I can't see much to be gained by making judgments or comparisons on individual aptitudes or performances in aikido. It's like you get 100 people to jump into a swimming pool. Those who are good swimmers will probably boogie to the deep end, while those with little swimming ability will probably hang out in the shallows (at least until they get good enough to venture outward). But just about everybody will have a good time, and most will not care too much about what the others are doing. All that's really important is that nobody drowns...
