HEAD INSTRUCTOR

SiFu Adrian Tandez

Adrian Tandez is the founder, owner, and head instructor of the Tandez Academy. He started the academy in 2005 in San Carlos, California. The academy began as a family-owned business. After two years, he relocated the academy to Mountain View, California, where it has remained to this day.

Adrian has earned the titles of SiFu (master in Cantonese) and Guro (teacher in Filipino) from his certifications and years of martial arts training. He has had over 30 years of martial arts experience.

Adrian with his teacher and mentor Guro Dan Inosanto

Guro Dan Inosanto was Bruce Lee's best friend and right-hand man. He became the leader of Jeet Kune Do instruction and culture after Bruce Lee's passing in 1973.

Adrian is a THIRD GENERATION JKD instructor under the Bruce Lee lineage

BRUCE LEE >

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ADRIAN TANDEZ

Adrian with SiFu Paul Vunak

Adrian with Guro Ron Balicki

Adrian with SiFu Kevin Lee

Certifications and Background

Certified instructor in the following martial arts

under Guro Dan Inosanto:

JEET KUNE DO/JUN FAN GUNG FU

FILIPINO MARTIAL ARTS (Kali Escrima)

MAPHILINDO SILAT

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

Adrian is a member of the

INOSANTO INTERNATIONAL MARTIAL

ARTS INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION

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

Adrian teaches the following systems:

COMBAT SUBMISSION WRESTLING

THAI BOXING / MUAY THAI

FRANCIS FONG WING CHUN

Adrian is a martial arts instructor for GOOGLE

headquarters in Mountain View. He teaches Jeet Kune Do and Kali Escrima classes for Google employees.

Adrian is currently a graduate student at Harvard University in Cambridge. He is studying part-time. He's working towards his Master's Degree in Liberal Arts. His graduation will be in May 2026.

Adrian is a devout Catholic Christian and is a devoted family man. He owes his life, his success and his growth to God and Jesus Christ and is forever grateful. God is first in his life and his family is second, but both are most important to him. He has dedicated the Tandez Academy to God and seeks to do God's work by helping people. He wants to make the world a better place and serve the Lord.