Isn't it amazing that no matter how interesting and thought out the original question is, we always end up having the same conversations on these forums?
Persnally, I think that gestalt may be too big a word to describe the use of ki in Aikido. I think maybe 'meme' would be closer to how I think of it. I do like the idea, though, that it binds together a variety of aspects of the experience and gives them a name.
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