Tausug "mananasal" or blacksmiths produce bolo, kalis, and barong (bladed weapons). Josh Kalis (born April 27, 1976) is a professional skateboarder who specializes in "street skateboarding". It is essentially a diminutive form of the larger kalis or kris. They were commonly armed with various swords like the "kalis" and metal-tipped spears called "bangkaw". From there the keris migrated to the Philippines where it evolved into the kalis. The Soul, and also picked up that band's drummer, Cees Kalis. After Tatang Ilustrisimo's death in 1997, Tony Diego was elected the head of "Kalis Ilustrisimo". The kalis blade is defined as one that is wide on the base and double-edged. Kalis was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, US.