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Most people in this thread really don't know what they're talking about.
There are two different types of Aikido. Aikijitsu (mostly popularized by Steven Segal) and Aiki-budo. Aiki-budo is Morihei Ueshiba's art, (the guy in the pic, who founded Aikido.)
Aikijitsu is basically Aikido with a bunch of "hard-style" moves trying to make it look more effective. Aikido is a much more pure art, circular and very powerful. It won't help you get "fit" really, because it's not very intense (if it is , you're at the wrong dojo.)
More than probably any other art in the world, Aikido is done wrong in most dojos. Don't take it if people aren't friendly/laughing about it, that's what Aikido is about. It's not about doing damage to your opponent.
Aikido is about not harming your opponents, and solving fights with internal actualization, not external force. Ai = Love, Ki = Force, Do = Way
Anyway, if you want something that'll get you fit, take Kenpo/Shotokan/Muay Thai or a hard linear art like the aforementioned.
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