RISING HATE
Robert Angotti This Happened? A white supremacist group vandalized a mural I had commissioned from a young artist in our area. I had invited the artist to consider “This American…
Meet The Artists
824 Main and North Wind Aikikai hosted our first Young Artist Competition last year. We will now be hosting a "Meet the Artists" event as a follow up. Our hope…
America, we need to talk
Robert Angotti Is it starting to feel like you simply can't understand your fellow citizens? Did the election feel like it carried the potential for violence, American against American? Are…
Something to Die For
However, its Dr. King’s call for self purification in the pursuit of non-violent resistance that resonates most deeply with me today.
An Aikido Origin Story
Robert Angotti, Chief Instructor, North Wind Aikikai I started aikido around the age of 21. I had found my way from Missouri to California and decided to try and establish…
A protester carries the carries a U.S. flag upside, a sign of distress, next to a burning building Thursday, May 28, 2020, in Minneapolis. Protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody Monday, broke out in Minneapolis for a third straight night. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
A call for a shared purpose
Robert Angotti, Chief Instructor, North Wind Aikikai I am compelled to make a request to my members, the aikido community generally, and our broader social community. My request comes in…