Xue Sheng
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I taught aikido (and judo) for years until I retired. We did practice techniques one on one at half speed to gain smoothness and proper technique. We also did randori, often with multiple attackers; and it did occasionally get gnarly.
I found a connection between Tai Chi and aikido in that the give and take of push-hands is a part of both. But I taught aikido as a martial art and not "dance-like" internal meditation. So it appears I am solidly on the martial side of the art. Over the years a few of my students actually used aikido training in real-life situations.
You know, sitting there for 8 years watching Aikido, I did see a lot of similarities, the differences being aikido following the circle, where in Taijiquan the similar application could linear, or darn close to it. Or where one steps back, the other steps forward.
The school my daughter trained at was also more on the martial side, it is an impressive art, at least IMO