Whether or not Seagal enters the UFC or not will
prove nothing.
Anything you see in the movies is carefully coreographed.
Aikido is splintered into different groups with different focus areas. Just like every other art.
Look at JKD, BJJ, and even the RBSD. Each training group has adifferent focus. Some are still pretty close, while others are miles apart.
So no, the Ponytail isn't giving Aikido a bad name.... unless of course you're thickheaded.
Spanky