I'm having this sort of smiley kind of day because the stuff on ki/kokyu has been split off from Aikido discussions and weight-lifting is kept as an Aikido topic, with most of the "Aikido people" on the forum being happy about it. Ellis, I rest my case. Your "Hidden in Plain Sight" is not cynical enough. Maybe O-Sensei was simply objectively cynical enough to understand that the material was wasted on the masses.
Best.
Mike