Aikido is wierd. It's so different from Kyokushin in every way shape and form that I don't know what to make of it. For one thing, the classes are much less structured. In aikido everything is very relaxed. The class runs just like the techniques do, if that makes any sense. I can definetly see how Aikido might be useful in real life...but there is one very important thing that Kyokushin taught me that I don't think aikido could: the importance of willpower in winning a fight. In Kyokushin the three most important factors in winning a fight are strength, endurance, and willpower. Technique is important, but not in the way it is in Aikido. In aikido fights are pretty much completely passionless and technique seems to be the only thing that matters. I'm not sure what to make of it. There seem to be a lot of formalities too...at least from what Kyle has told me. I'm not sure if they are de jure or de facto. When people first start doing a martial art they tend to be obsessed with the rituals and such...but the rituals are only there to convey a certain spirit. After a while, you get over them and observe the spirit of the thing and just concentrate on your training.

On another note, I signed up for classes this morning. Next semester I'm going to be enrolled in Bio 3, Organic Chemistry 1, Elementary Italien 1, and The rise of Civilization (an anthro course).
Not quite what I had wanted origionally, but it's pretty good.