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Although.... Sometimes taking something from another system is a big help. For example when I did aikido back in highschool and was having difficulty with some of the concepts or movements I'd drill...

And you can see the difference in the end result of the folks he taught ore and postwar. Shioda is the best out of any aikidoka in my opinion, maybe even better than Ueshiba, but certainly better...

Ueshiba got old and his balls shriveled away. That's why his prewar teachings were awesome but what came after was flowery and most of the students from that time period ended up teaching nonsense.
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