[Dl-members] Ojukan New Year Events and Information

[Ojukan Judo Staff]

Gentle reminder for everyone of upcoming events and changes...

PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL WITH THE DISH YOU PLAN TO BRING TO THE KAGAMI
BIRAKI POTLUCK

On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 3:25 PM, Ojukan Judo Staff <ojukan at gmail.com> wrote:

> Folks:
>
> *Club Pricing Change*
> Beginning January 1, 2016, Ojukan will be increasing monthly student fees
> from $35/month to $40/month in reflection of the increasing costs
> associated with managing the dojo.
>
> On January 1, 2016, Ojukan will also begin offering discounted pricing for
> 3-month bundles.  If you pay dues 3-months at a time, the cost for the
> 3-month bundle will be $105, instead of of $120.  By way of comparison $105
> is the current price for 3 months, where students pay $35/month.  So if you
> start paying dues 3 months at a time, there is no net increase in cost to
> you.
>
> Ojukan's policy of family rates for two or more students in the same
> family remains unchanged.  Pay for two (2) students and the whole family is
> eligible to train at that same low price.
>
> Ojukan Judo is strictly a non-profit organization, but we need to
> routinely replace mats, pay rent, and purchase supplies, so occasional
> price adjustments are a necessity of keeping the doors open.
>
> *Kagami Biraki, Saturday January 16th, 2016.*
> *10:00AM-12:00 Noon*.  Open Judo practice.  All clubs welcome to join us
> for practice and celebrate the new year!
> *12:30PM-3:00PM* Kagami Biraki (part traditional Japanese ceremony, part
> pot luck).
> ​ Bring the whole family!​
>
> Location: Hillsboro National Guard Armory
>
> This is a family oriented celebration.  Everyone is welcome!
>
> *Kagami Biraki* (鏡開き) is a Japanese
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_language> traditional ceremony
> which literally translates to "Opening the Mirror" (from an abstinence) or,
> also, "Breaking of the Mochi <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mochi>."
> Ceremony
>
> The ceremony nowadays is also performed at weddings, sporting events,
> opening days at new companies, and other significant events worthy of being
> celebrated.
>
> In Japan, mochi was traditionally made at home, but most families today
> buy it ready-made. Over the holidays, a pair of round mochi (kagami mochi
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagami_mochi>) the size of small plates --
> one a little larger than the other -- is stacked on a stand and placed in a
> household Shinto <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinto> or Buddhist
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist> altar
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altar> or tokonoma
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokonoma> as an offering to the deities
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deities> that visit on New Year's. The
> ornamental mochi is later removed and broken into smaller pieces before
> being eaten.
>
> Many Japanese martial arts <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_arts>
> dojo <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dojo> use the Kagami Biraki ceremony
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceremony> to signify their first practice
> of the New Year <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year>.
>
> This will be a pot-luck event.
>
> Tables, chairs, plates, platic-ware, beverages and mochi will be provided
> by Ojukan.
>
>
> --
>
> Ojukan Judo
>
>


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