Our Instructors & Staff Members

Our Instructors have spent many years devoted to training in the martial arts and have attained a certain level of expertise to qualify them as teachers and also mentors.

Through extensive testing, certification and tournament level competition, our staff has attained mastery in this martial art and now enjoy sharing their skill and passing it on to their students. Here are a few of Believers Chi-Tu Do's instructors and other staff members, starting with Brian Cunnings:

Brian Cunnings  (Grand Master)  Grand Master Cunnings (prefers to be called Apo) has been training in and teaching martial arts for nearly 40 years. He has received Master level recognition in Tae Kwan Do, Ju-Jitsu and Escrima. He was recently promoted to Associate Grand Master of Karbaroan Escrima by Dr. Romario Estililla. Grand Master Cunnings studied Sho Shou Kung Fu beginning in 1972, Tae Kwan Do beginning in 1984 and in the late 1980's he began studying Escrima and Ju Jitsu. Chi Tu Do was recognized as a Martial Art by Soke Clement Reidner and Grand Master Romiro Estililla in 2000. Grand Master Cunnings is also a P.O.S.T. certified weaponless defense instructor as well as a certified range master.

Bonner Cunnings  (5th Dan - Master) Information coming soon...

Brent Cunnings  (4th Dan - Master) Master Cunnings began training about 20 years ago. He received his 2nd Dan in Chung Do Kwan Tae Kwon Do in 1997. He trained in Shou Shu Kung Fu for three years. In 2004, Master Cunnings received his 3rd Dan in Shiho Karano Ju-Jitsu. He was recognized by Dr. Ramiro Estalilla as a 6th Dan and Master Instructor in Karbaroan Eskrima.

Jake Wood  (3rd Dan - Sensei) Jake is a 3rd Dan black belt and has been training with us since 1998. He has been teaching since 2007.

Eric Wynne  (2nd Dan - Sensei)  Sensei Wynne is a 2nd Dan black belt and has been training with us since 2005. Mr. Wynne has been teaching since 2008.

Hannah Cunnings  (1st Dan - Sensei) Information coming soon...

Josh Monahan  (1st Dan - Sensei) Information coming soon...

Jim Darling  (1st Dan - Sensei) Information coming soon...

Laura Darling  (1st Dan - Sensei) Information coming soon...

Melissa Cunnings  (1st Dan - Sensei) Sensei Cunnings started training in 2000 and received her 1st Dan belt in 2010.

For more information about the Believers Chi-Tu Do staff or training programs, please contact us at 559-760-8672 or by clicking here.