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Instructors at Tye's Kung Fu Current Instructors: [ Dr. Tye W. Botting | Dr. Michael Hume | Chris Rivers | Dr. Dan Nowlan ] Guest Instructors: [ Rita Botting | Dr. John T. Paulson | Abel Martinez | Dan Schmitt ] Recent Assistants: [ Dr. David Embrick ] Sifu / Guro Dr. Tye W. Botting  (Head Instructor) Dr. Botting began his study of the chinese martial arts at age 16 in 1981 while living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He has trained in a number of arts since that beginning, but considers the three arts he holds instructor rank in as his core. He currently teaches only kung fu and modern arnis not only at Tye's Kung Fu, but also for the TAMU Kung Fu Club, the TAMU Modern Arnis Club, and Wang's Martial Arts. He founded the former three clubs, and is a senior instructor at the latter. He also teaches seminars for martial artists, law enforcement, and the general public outside of Tye's Kung Fu. He maintains a personal Web Page and an address. Currently, he holds the following martial arts ranks: 5th degree black sash (Wu Tuan) Northern Shaolin / Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu 2nd degree black belt (Lakan Dalawa) Modern Arnis Assistant Instructor Yang style Taijiquan Sifu Botting's teachers have included: (1983-present) Master Yun-Yang Wang Northern Shaolin / Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu Yang Style Taijiquan (1993-present) the late Professor Remy A. Presas and Guro Eric Alexander originally,        and more recently Master Dr. Randi Schea Modern Arnis (2007-present) Mike White Brazilian Jiu-jitsu (2004) Shihan Gary Ducote Tomiki Aikido from Shiseiryu (1994-1996) Sifu Dr. John Paulson Hung Gar Kung Fu (1991-1993) Kyoshi Raymond L. Montoya American Shorin Kempo Pressure-Point Control Tactics (PPCT) (1992-1993) Yang Daho and Allen Lee ( Liu Yun Qiao line) Six Harmonies Praying Mantis Kung Fu Chen Style Taijiquan (1981-1982) Sifu David Jackson Yap Southern Shaolin, Hung Gar, and Wing Chun Kung Fu (later polished and added to by Sean Winkler, Wang Kiu line) as well as attending various seminars by such people as: Grandmaster Victor Cheng (qigong, kung fu, qinna), Mike Sigman (internal strength), Chen Xiaoxing (Chen style zhang zhuan and silk reeling), Kyoshi Terry Bryan (shorin kempo karate), Kyoshi Dan Kennedy (okinawan kobudo), Guro Earl Tullis (modern arnis), Datu Dieter Knuettel (modern arnis), Guru Mike Casto (sikal), Bill "Superfoot" Wallace (stretching & kicking), Sifu Luis Garza (chain whip), Professor Rick Moneymaker and Professor Tom Muncy (torite-jutsu camp), Professor Joe Lansdale (shen chuan / Camp Lansdale), Grandmaster Will Higginbotham (Ryukyu kempo karate), Sifu Michael Billings (kenpo karate), and the 1996 Midori Yama Budokai Training Camp (jujutsu, arnis, okinawan bo vs. bo, okinawan karate, and Kyoshi Roger Greene's dynamic punching) Sifu Chris Rivers  (Instructor) Sifu Rivers instructs at Tye's Kung Fu, and attends regular Instructor Training Weekends at Sifu Dr. Botting's, in Louisiana. He is Sifu Dr. Botting's fourth student to achieve black sash rank. He maintains an address. Currently, his rank is: 1st degree black sash (I Tuan) Northern Shaolin / Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu Level I Instructor Si Ping Shaolin Kung Fu Mr. Rivers' teachers have included: (1999-present) Sifu Dr. Tye Botting Northern Shaolin / Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu (2005-2006) Various instructors Si Ping City Martial Arts Academy, China a great many hours studying the Brazilian martial art of Capoeira as well as attending various seminars by such people as: Guru Mike Casto (sikal) and Professor Joe Lansdale (Shen Chuan) Sifu Dr. Dan Nowlan  (Instructor) Until recently, Sifu Dr. Nowlan attended and assisted at Tye's Kung Fu, and attended regular Instructor Training Weekends at Sifu Dr. Botting's, in Louisiana. Sifu Dr. Nowlan is Sifu Dr. Botting's fifth student to reach black sash rank in kung fu. Now that he has moved to Minnesota, he is looking to start teaching and training there. He maintains an address. Currently, his martial arts ranks are: 1st degreee black sash (I Tuan) Northern Shaolin / Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu high blue belt Modern Arnis Dr. Nowlan's teachers have included: (2000-present) Sifu Dr. Tye Botting Northern Shaolin / Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu (2001-present) Guro Dr. Tye Botting and Guro Dr. Michael Hume Modern Arnis as well as attending various seminars by such people as: Guru Mike Casto (sikal) and Guro Earl Tulls (modern arnis) Guro Dr. Michael Hume  (Guest Instructor) Guro Dr. Hume instructs classes in Modern Arnis at The Academy of Modern Martial Arts, in College Station, TX. He has taught numerous modern arnis seminars outside of these classes and also conducts his own regular modern arnis classes separately. He is Sifu / Guro Dr. Botting's second student to achieve black belt rank in Modern Arnis. Guro Dr. Hume maintains an address. Currently, his ranks are: 5th degree black belt (Oh Dan) Tae Kwon Do 3rd degree black belt (Lakan Tatlo) Modern Arnis Guro Dr. Hume's teachers have included: (1989-2003) Master Dr. Stephen Powell American Style Tae Kwon Do (1996-present) Guro Dr. Tye Botting, Guro Abel Martinez, and the late Professor Remy A. Presas Modern Arnis (1970-1989) various instructors Shotokan Karate (Mt. Home, ID) Okinawan Goju-ryu Karate (Clark AFB, Philippine Islands) Traditional Moo Duk Kwan Tae Kwon Do (Udorn Thani, Thailand and Richmond, VA) as well as attending various seminars by such people as: Professor Wally Jay (small circle jujitsu), George Dillman (kyusho-jitsu), Bill "Superfoot" Wallace (sparring), Mike Sigman (internal strength), Guro Eric Alexander (modern arnis), Guro Earl Tullis (modern arnis), Datu Tim Hartman (modern arnis), Grandmaster Anding DeLeon (arnis de leon) Professor Rick Moneymaker and Professor Tom Muncy (torite-jutsu camp), Grandmaster Jeff Delaney (modern arnis), Datu Dieter Knuettel (Lorelei Arnis Camp), and others (groundfighting, staff, and nunchaku) Sifu Rita Botting  (Guest Instructor) Sifu Rita Botting attends and instructs kung fu classes at Tye's Kung Fu. Before joining us here at Tye's Kung Fu in 2002, she attended and assisted at Wang's Martial Arts of Houston, TX. She maintains an address. Currently, her rank is: 3rd degree black sash (San Tuan) Northern Shaolin / Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu Sifu Rita Botting's teachers have included: (1996-2003) Master Yun-Yang Wang Northern Shaolin / Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu (2002-present) Sifu / Guro Dr. Tye Botting Northern Shaolin / Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu Modern Arnis (2004-present) Shihan Gary Ducote Tomiki Aikido from Shiseiryu as well as attending various seminars by such people as: Grandmaster Victor Cheng (kung fu & qinna), Sifu Luis Garza (kwan dao), Sifu Dr. John Paulson (spear vs. sabre), Guru Mike Casto (sikal), Guro Earl Tullis (modern arnis), Sensei Paul Obmaces (tonfa), Professor Joe Lansdale (shen chuan / Camp Lansdale), Grandmaster Will Higginbotham (Ryukyu kempo karate), Sifu Michael Billings (kenpo karate), Reggie Padilla (street self-defense) Sifu Dr. John T. Paulson  (Guest Instructor) He is the former instructor for the TAMU Kung Fu Club and sometimes assists and attends at Tye's Kung Fu, as he currently lives in Austin. On occasion, he has taught seminars at Wang's Martial Arts as well. He is Sifu Dr. Botting's first student to achieve black sash rank. He maintains a personal address. Currently, he holds the following martial arts ranks: 3rd degree black sash (San Tuan) Northern Shaolin / Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu 2nd degree black belt (Ee Dan) ITF Tae Kwon Do 2nd degree brown belt (Likha Dalawa) Modern Arnis advanced student Hung Gar Kung Fu Sifu Paulson's teachers have included: (1983-1992) Pacific Martial Arts ITF Tae Kwon Do Hung Gar Kung Fu (1992-present) Sifu Dr. Tye Botting Northern Shaolin / Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu Yang Style Taijiquan from 1994-1996 (1993) Master Yun-Yang Wang Yang Style Taijiquan (1994-1995) the late Professor Remy A. Presas, Guro Dr. Tye Botting, and Guro Eric Alexander Modern Arnis as well as attending various seminars by such people as: Grandmaster Victor Cheng (kung fu & qinna) and Mike Sigman (internal strength) Sifu / Guro Abel M. Martinez  (Guest Instructor) He sometimes attends and assists mainly at Tye's Kung Fu, but is also one of the original instructors for the TAMU Modern Arnis Club. Before moving to Stephenville, TX, Sifu Martinez had also conducted his own daytime classes in Self-Defense and Taijiquan. On occasion, he has helped teach seminars at Wang's Martial Arts. He is Sifu Dr. Botting's second student to achieve black sash rank his first student to achieve black belt rank in Modern Arnis. He maintains an address. Currently, he holds the following martial arts ranks: 3rd degree black sash (San Tuan) Northern Shaolin / Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu 1st degree black belt (Lakan Isa) Modern Arnis red belt Progressive Jiu Jitsu purple belt Okinawan Kobudo 1st blue belt Danzan Ryu Jiu Jitsu Sifu Martinez's teachers have included: (2005-present) Sensei Rick Clark Progressive Jiu Jitsu (2005-present) Sensei Dr. Peter Bell Danzan Ryu Jiu Jitsu (1993-present) Sifu Dr. Tye Botting Northern Shaolin / Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu Yang Style Taijiquan from 1997-present (1994-present) the late Professor Remy A. Presas, Guro Dr. Tye Botting, Guro Dr. Michael Hume, Grandmaster Jeff Delany, and Guro Eric Alexander Modern Arnis (1994-1998) Sifu Dr. John Paulson Hung Gar Kung Fu Aikido Jo Staff (1996-present) Kyoshi Dan Kennedy and Kyoshi Raymond L. Montoya Okinawan Kobudo as well as attending various seminars by such people as: Grandmaster Victor Cheng (kung fu & qinna), Mike Sigman (internal strength), John Machado and Carlos Machado(machado jiu jitsu), Datu Dieter Knuettel (modern arnis), Kyoshi Terry Bryan (shorin kempo karate), and Professor Rick Moneymaker and Professor Tom Muncy (torite-jutsu camp) Sifu Dan Schmitt  (Guest Instructor) Sifu Schmitt currently lives in Okinawa, and has also studyied Hung Gar and Choy Li Fut at Eugene Ho's school in Honolulu. He is Sifu Dr. Botting's third student to achieve black sash rank. He maintains an address. Currently, he holds the following martial arts ranks: 1st degree black sash (I Tuan) Northern Shaolin / Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu intermediate student Hung Gar / Choy Li Fut Kung Fu Sifu Schmitt's teachers have included: (1996-2002) Sifu Dr. Tye Botting Northern Shaolin / Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu Yang Style Taijiquan from 1997-present (2002-present) Si Fu Eugene Ho Hung Gar & Choy Li Fut Kung Fu as well as attending various seminars by such people as: Grandmaster Victor Cheng (kung fu & qinna) and Kyoshi Raymond Montoya (shorin kempo karate) Dr. David Embrick  (Assistant Instructor) He attends and assists in kung fu classes at Tye's Kung Fu. He maintains an address. Currently, his martial arts ranks are: brown sash Northern Shaolin / Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu high green belt Modern Arnis Mr. Embrick's teachers have included: (1996-2001) Sifu Dr. Tye Botting Northern Shaolin / Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu (1997-1998) Sifu Dr. John Paulson Hung Gar Kung Fu (1996-2001) Guro Dr. Tye Botting, Guro Abel Martinez, and Guro Dr. Michael Hume Modern Arnis (2000-2001) Kyoshi Raymond L. Montoya Okinawan Kobudo as well as attending various seminars by such people as: Grandmaster Victor Cheng (kung fu & qinna) and Guro Eric Alexander (modern arnis)

Current Instructors: [ Dr. Tye W. Botting | Dr. Michael Hume | Chris Rivers | Dan Nowlan ]
Guest Instructors: [ Rita Botting | Dr. John T. Paulson | Abel Martinez | Dan Schmitt ]
Recent Assistants: [ Dr. David Embrick ]

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Last Updated: Wednesday, 09-May-2007 09:45:00 EST, by Tye W. Botting