Soja Raffle Fundraiser!

http://www.sojamartialarts.com/raffle2010/index.html

Soja is holding a raffle full of fabulous prizes!
Buy a ticket and send our teacher to school!

Help send Soja's Chief Instructor, Peter Ajemian, to the 2010 International PGB White Crane Silat Retreat. Once every year, PGB holds an international retreat and teachers and students come from around the world to study for a solid week to learn the latest, hear from the Indonesian Grand Master, and bring that information back to their schools. Due to the current economic challenges at Soja and throughout the United States, we are fund raising to send Peter, our teacher to the retreat so he can study hard and bring great information back to all of us who participate in Silat at Soja. If we raise more than our goal of transportation and registration we will apply all other funds to other students with need.

Mark your calendars: The drawing will be held on Saturday, June 5th with a big party!

Location: Soja2
550 2nd Street
Oakland, CA
(2 blocks from Jack London Square, 2 doors down from the Oakland Bed Bath & Beyond Store)

The last PGB White Crane Silat Retreat took place in August of 2008 on the island of Java, Indonesia. This retreat will happen in late July this summer in Western France.

Raffle Tickets: (1) for $10 or (6) for $50

Grand Prize: A hand made Wayang Golek puppet made by the Master Puppet maker in Bogor, Indonesia, retail value: $200.00

First Prize: A traditional Kris (Indonesian Dagger) retail value: $125.00

Second Prize: A large Balinese Traditional Painting. retail value: $100.00

Third Prizes: bodywork and massages from professionally trained therapists.

Other prizes: gift certificates, Indonesian artwork, and many other unique and beautiful items.

Please go to some of the prizes: http://www.sojamartialarts.com/raffle2010/index.html

Drawing will be held on Saturday, June 5th with a party at Soja2 on 2nd Street near Jack London Square. There will be traditional South Pacific dancing and muscians, food and drink as well.

You will not need to be present to win one of the fabulous prizes.

Buy a raffle ticket today by emailing the Soja office! We need help selling tickets as well.

New Video out of White Crane Silat at Soja Studio on Webster

Hi folks,

Check out this video from a year ago at Soja's studio on Webster. in this video, Voice of America Indonesia interviewed Peter Ajemian the owner and chief instructor of PGB White Crane Silat Kung fu for about 3 minutes. You get a good sense of the studio, and the people who frequent it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuGTtfYu8dE

Enjoy!

New Martial Arts Core & Fitness Conditioning class just added

A vigorous fitness class based on the principles and movements of White Crane Silat Kung Fu. This Fitness program is intended for members and the outside public who want to gain the strength and cardio fitness needed to improve their technique and for anyone who wants to get a good, fun workout—and learn a few kung fu moves along the way. Come prepared to sweat and have fun!

Bring white tshirt and workout pants.

Soja at Second - Grand Opening Party this Sat

Soja at Second - Grand Opening Party

This Saturday evening: January 23, 7 pm till late free
Open to the public

Party Location: 550 Second Street, Oakland, CA 94607
@ Clay street, 2 blocks from Jack London Square, a door down from the Bed Bath & Beyond Store.

Soja invites you and your friends to Soja's newly opened second location this Saturday. Please invite your friends, and bring some food and drink. We'll also have some music and dancing as well. See the photo below:

This is our second week of business open, come celebrate with us! Check out our new schedule now online by clicking here. Classes in yoga & Pilates are offered 7 days a week, 2x a day. Martial Arts classes will be offered in a month. This is a large space, twice the workout size as the original Soja on Webster street. Soja 2 has built-in tower machines for our Pilates tower classes, and a private room for private and semi-private classes led by Kendal Au (Pilates 2 the People). Take advantage of our 30 days for $30 yoga & Pilates mat classes. Offer ends 1/31/10.

See you at the party this Saturday. Bring a friend.

New T'aiQi & Qigong class just added

T'ai-chi & Qigong class added to weekly Soja schedule.

We're happy to announce that Jason Frye has already begun teaching his 2x weekly: a Tai Qi set and standing qigong (Zhang Zhuang), Animal Forms, and other energy cultivation exercises on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Please see calendar for specific start times. Welcome Jason!

This class is open to all levels. Please bring loose fitting clothing.

Jason Frye began his dedicated study of Tai Qi and Qigong in 1998 alongside a study of Tui Na and Acupressure with Brian O’Dea in Berkeley, CA. He furthered his studies of Qigong and Tai Qi practicing with Simu Ou Yang Min in San Francisco from 2000-2007. He is an instructor of Tui Na and Acupressure at The Acupressure Institute, McKinnon Institute, and The Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences where he finished his Masters of TCM degree in 2009. He practices these healing arts in his home office in Oakland just a few blocks from Lake Merritt.

Soja 2 opening this Monday morning

As of 7:30am this Monday, Jan 11, Soja 2 will be open to serve your Pilates and Yoga needs.

Soja 2 opening this Monday morning

Dear All,

We are opening Soja @ Second street this Monday morning, Jan 11th.

Please see the next post for the weekly schedule of yoga and Pilates classes. More info coming shortly.