Most hard style martial arts would practice blocking along with parrying, evasion and such.
That is probably because it fits with their martial philosophy. However, as part of their curriculum, blocking techniques then gets practiced to death, thus resulting in very well conditioned limbs and reflexes.
Without those, your blocks may be less than effective, especially when going against strong attackers.
Not saying that aikido doesn't have blocks. Just not the blocks typical to that off hard martial arts, IMO. Why block though, when you can lead?
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