CMATS Benefactors

CMATS has been open since January 2004. It did not stay open on teaching alone.

Through the hard years, people stepped in. Some gave money when the bills were tight. Some gave evenings and weekends to renovate the space, move equipment, fix what was worn, and make the room fit for training. Some shared knowledge: how to run a school, how to build, how to teach, how to keep going when it would have been easier to stop.

None of that was owed. It was given.

This page is for those people. Names are not listed here. The help was not all the same, and it does not need to be ranked. A donation, a day's labour, a skill passed on, a quiet word at the right time - each one kept the school standing and the training available.

If you are one of them, thank you. The mats, the students, and the years still ahead are partly yours.

Canadian Modern Arnis Training Studios
Victoria, BC