[kokunin]

even though people say aikido is very spiritual. If you practice it enough that it becomes muscle memory then you will probably incredibly strong without moving so much...lol

the reality is aikido, alot of chinese martial arts, ninjutsu, and most koryu (old school) STRESS, and when i say stress, i mean STRESS technique. Whereas karate, taekwondo, muay thai, pankration, karate and such, might have different moves, but they don't stress technique nearly as much.