Whose behind kaleb exactly? My guess is some major Chinese toy manufacturing conglomerate. Never see them at dama scenes, or refactoring their lineup to meet with the advancements from all the other known brands we all love.
They arent as bad as people say they are. I had a cherry wood kaleb that slayed hard, but I also got a bamboo ken from them that was completely unplayable. The entire set up weighed over 200 grams easy
You must have gotten one of those composite bamboo kendama (think particle board, wood chips and glue), they look solid not like the striped laminated ones. I have one from a different company like that and it's over 200g too. Only thing I have in the same weight range is a Brazilian Cherry HG.