Kyoshi Matthews is a retired police Sgt and Ontario Use of Force Instructor. He was a Master Taser Instructor, Baton “Asp Instructor, Defensive Tactics Instructor, Carbine and firearms Instructor.
Introduced to martial arts as a youth in 1984 by Sensei Terry Cole (Eden Mills, Ontario), student of Quai Wong (6th Degree Black Belt, Toronto). Quai Wong was responsible for introducing Shorin Ryu Karate to Canada. Sensei Matthews relocated to the village of Elora in 1986, where he discovered Goju-Ryu Karate in 1988 through Hanshi Jay Purdy 8th dan, respectively. Sensei Matthews has now traveled to Okinawa Japan 13 times to visit the dojo of Dai-Sensei Meitoku Yagi, Hanshi 10th Dan (senior student of Goju-Ryu karate founder Chojun Miyagi). He was fortunate to receive personal instruction from Meitatsu and Meitetsu Yagi as well as having the privilege of performing his Kata’s before Dai-Sensei Meitoku Yagi. Sensei Matthews currently holds the rank of Roku-Dan and currently trains directly under Hanshi Meitatsu Yagi, Okinawa, Japan, the worlds formeost authority on Okinawan Meibukan Goju-ryu Karate do Sensei Matthews has had the priveledge of training in classes/seminars under the following instructors. Hanshi Bill Hind, Hanshi Jay Purdy, Hanshi Meitatsu Yagi, Hanshi Meitetsu Yagi, Morio Higaonna, Joe Lewis Bill “Superfoot” Wallace and Hanshi Richard Kim.