Aikido's (合気道) goal is to end conflict non-violently by matching the opponent's force by deflecting strikes rather than overpower one's adversary. I am not an Aikido practitioner, but my Do (way) on dealing with the power of nature have some commonalities with the Do of Aiki. I try to redirect the forces of nature to itself to overpower them without using brute force.
It can be seen on my Blade rocket design. While the classical rocketry tries to overpower the atmosphere and the gravity using brute force. My Blade rocket uses the atmosphere as a free propellant (oxygen), additional propulsion source (bypass augmented air) and lifting body (riding over the shockwaves using the wing like design). This is the atmospheric utilization during the ascent phase of the orbital flight. The descent phase of the journey uses the atmosphere to dissipate the immense speed by skipping and gliding. It also utilizes the air to cool its skin off.
When you start fighting against the nature by brute force. You get hot, loose a lot of energy and become fragile. Short term win does not translate into long term success. Even though the rocket is recovered, its highly battered structures require long and expensive refurbishment.
When you don’t fight but harmonize with the forces of nature, your recovery time would be shorter and your costs would be less.
Finally, in my Mercury lander idea, I turn the immense gravitational force of the sun against itself. This results in a simple and efficient solution to slow down the rocket.
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