On May 27th 2017, Matt Kendall a student of the IGK Toowoomba club became the first student to grade in Tino Ceberano Hanshi’s Goju Kalis.

This included being tested on his proficiency in the traditional Goju system as per Hanshi Tino Ceberano’s Goju curriculum, and Hanshi Ceberano’s Kalis (Filpino weapons ).

Being the first at anything is a double-edged sword; while it’s a privilege to be the first it brings with it a certain weight. All of which Matty has taken on board and used to propel his training in the direction of Hanshi’s vision of combining the two disciplines to bring about a devastatingly fluid warrior.

Like all of us who train with Hanshi it is the love of training and training with Hanshi himself that overrides all and any self-doubt and spurs us on to do better.

Remco Spreekenbrink Renshi and I are proud of Matty and what he has achieved. We are also incredibly proud of having the pleasure to be associated with and learn from Chris Clayton Shihan, who has been instrumental in keeping the Kalis system going in the Toowoomba region for the last ten years.

Most importantly thank you to Tino Ceberano Hanshi for showing us the way.
Susan Spreekenbrink Renshi  – Tino Ceberano Martial Arts Academy Darling Downs