Aikido has a lot of woo, especially from “true believers”. Putting that aside, it is pretty similar to meditation. It’s not really physically taxing, the movem

Aikido has a lot of woo, especially from “true believers”. Putting that aside, it is pretty similar to meditation. It’s not really physically taxing, the movements are intuitive, and it isn’t competitive, so your main opponent is your own mind and heart. It’s a realization that can help you out a lot in other sports or life in general. One of the most physically gifted athletes I grew up with was fitter and could train harder than anyone I knew, but never amounted to anything in sports, combat or otherwise, because he always completely lost his cool under pressure. Maybe Aikido would have helped him out if he had thought to try it.