Master of Tapi-Tapi

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Master of Tapi-Tapi (MOTT) is a title created by martial arts instructor Remy Presas and awarded by him to seven practitioners of his art, Modern Arnis, shortly before his 2001 death. It refers to the tapi-tapi two-person stick-locking drills that Remy Presas emphasized in his last years of teaching. The practitioners who were awarded this title are Jeff Delaney, Chuck Gauss, Jim Ladis , Gabby Roloff, Randi Schea, Ken Smith, and Brian Zawilinski.

This was the last title created by the founder, and it was given to those whom he intended to lead the International Modern Arnis Federation following his demise, with Jeff Delaney and Randi Schea as co-leaders of the group. However, the MOTTs quickly split into two factions, one headed by Mr. Delaney and the other headed by Dr. Schea.

Many other titles were given out by the founder over the years, including Datu and Punong Guro. No further awards of the title of MOTT have been made, in part due to a lack of clear authority to do so.