Sifu Reza Momenan is co-founder and Chief Instructor of the Jow Ga Shaolin Institute. Sifu Momenan started his martial arts training in the mid 1970's by taking classes in the Shotokan Karate, which was one of the more popular martial arts in his homeland, Iran. Soon after, his interest turned to Kung Fu. Two years later he moved to the United States in pursuit of his academic education. Sifu Momenan started his Jow Ga training under the supervision of Master Dean Chin in 1979. After the untimely death of Master Dean Chin in 1985, Sifu Momenan continued his training with Sifu Deric Mims and Sifu Raymond Wong.

Sifu Momenan has been an instructor of Jow Ga Kung Fu since 1982. In 1986, he founded the Chinese Boxing Academy at George Washington University, where he was a Ph.D. candidate in Medical Engineering. He continued teaching at GWU until 1990, when he graduated.

A founding member and official of the Northern America Chinese Martial Arts Federation (NACMAF), Sifu Momenan served as co-chair of Certification Committee.

In 1996, Sifu Momenan founded the Chinese Martial Arts Club of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Sifu Momenan has competed in national tournaments and judged martial arts competitions at both the national and international levels. Sifu Momenan was the first person in this area to perform a "non-assisted" two story lion dance.

Under the direction of Sifu Hon Lee, Sifu Momenan has been training in other Shaolin systems such as Cha, Mizong and ancient "Qing Ping sword", one of the crown jewels of Chinese weapons routines.