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Head Instructor

Adrian Tandez
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Adrian Tandez is the founder, owner, and head instructor of the Tandez Academy. He started the Academy in 2005 in San Carlos, California. After two years, he relocated the Academy to Mountain View, California, where it has remained to this day. 

Adrian has earned the honored titles of SiFu (master/teacher in Cantonese) and Guro (teacher in Filipino) from all the years of martial arts training and experience he has accumulated. He has over 30 years of martial arts experience under his belt.

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Adrian with his teacher and mentor Guro Dan Inosanto

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Guro Dan Inosanto with his best friend and teacher Bruce Lee

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Guro Dan Inosanto and Bruce Lee in "Game of Death"

Adrian is a THIRD GENERATION Jeet Kune Do master/instructor under the Bruce Lee lineage

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 ADRIAN TANDEZ

Adrian is a certified instructor under Guro Dan Inosanto in the following systems:

JEET KUNE DO/JUN FAN GUNG FU 

 

FILIPINO MARTIAL ARTS (Kali Escrima)

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MAPHILINDO SILAT

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Adrian is a member of

the INOSANTO INTERNATIONAL MARTIAL ARTS

INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION

https://inosanto.com/instructors-usa/

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Adrian is a certified FULL INSTRUCTOR under Paul Vunak in the following systems:

JEET KUNE DO CONCEPTS

FILIPINO MARTIAL ARTS

R.A.T. RAPID ASSAULT TACTICS

LAW ENFORCEMENT DEFENSIVE TACTICS

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Adrian is a PROFESSIONAL COACH under various instructors in the following systems:

COMBAT SUBMISSION WRESTLING

 

 

THAI BOXING / MUAY THAI

 

FRANICS FONG WING CHUN

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Adrian is a resident martial arts instructor for GOOGLE Bay Area, including the main headquarters in Mountain View and several facilities in Sunnyvale. He teaches Jeet Kune Do to Googlers!

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Adrian is currently a graduate student at the prestigious Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is studying to earn his Master's Degree in Dramatic Arts/Performance. He is studying there part-time while he teaches full-time at his Academy. 

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