Are you doing a true Aiki? Or an Aiki by name only? Tony Annesi (Takeshin Aiki-ju-jutsu) demonstrates various methods of applying techniques identifiable as aiki, from large and fluid to medial circle to near invisible minimal motion.
“Aiki,” as often used by Daito practitioners, is more than ju-jutsu with a hakama, more than hard aikido, more than even an historical link to the parent art; “Aiki” is tori’s minimal motion with uke’s unwilling maximal compliance. Commentaries and discussions by Roy Goldberg (Daito-ryu Kodo-kai).