David Mott began his practise of Uechi-ryu Karate Do in 1964 under the founder of Uechi-ryu in North America, George E. Mattson. Currently, Sensei Mott is a Kyoshi and ranked as an eigtht degree black belt. In 1982, he began the formal study of qigong with another North American asian martial arts pioneer, Kenneth Cohen, who certified him to teach qigong in 1988. In 1974, David Mott became the student of Zen Master Sueng Sahn and studied with him until his retirement in the early 1990s. Since 1994, his principal spiritual teacher has been Bobbi Dahlman.

Sensei Mott brings an integrated approach to both the study of karate and qigong. While karate focuses on the fighting arts and qigong on internal energy, both are practices that lead to greater awareness and consciousness. The attendant energies of each are vital for daily living as well as self defence and good health.

A professional teacher since 1968 in both martial arts and education, Sensei Mott is the head instructor of karate and qigong at Cold Mountain Dojo as well as a professor of music at York University. He is also a musician of some renown.