About Our Instructors
All our instructors are professionals who offer the highest quality instruction. Every member of our instructor’s team has gone through our GOLD Team Program designed specifically to develop the necessary skills of "HOW" to teach the Martial Arts. They are also very approachable, caring, and possess a true love for teaching martial arts. After taking just a few lessons, you will see why Bay Mountain Martial Arts is the best choice for martial arts.
Master Adrian DeSilva
Ranks and Styles:
- 1st Tohan Latosa Escrima
- 2nd Technician Wing Tsun Kung Fu
- 3rd Lakan Presas Style Arnis de Mano Kombatan
- 5th Godan Kempo Karate
Other Experience:
- In his continuous search for martial arts knowledge and better ways to teach his students he also studied Capoeria (a Brazilian martial art); Omei Kung Fu (branch of Wushu; Saito Ryu Ninjitsu; Kickboxing and Jujitsu. Additionally, he studied Wing Chun for over eight years under different instructors as well as studying the Serada Style of Kali.
- Studies Vinyasa Yoga
- Founder of Bay Mountain Martial Arts Oakland since 1998
- Master Adrian also was inducted to the Masters Hall of Fame in 2003
- Master Adrian has been teaching martial arts in the city of Oakland since 1998 and the bay area since 1992
Cecilia DeSilva
Ranks and Styles:
- 1st Shodan Kempo Karate and Serada Kali
- Capoeria
Other:
- Wing Tsun Kung Fu
Adam Olivieri
Ranks and Styles:
Adam is an instructor at Bay-Mountain Martial Arts. He has been teaching martial arts since 2003 years. He started his martial arts training while an undergraduate at the University of Connecticut in the early 1970's in Shotokan karate, earning a green belt before graduating. He started training again under Sensei Adrian in 1999 and holds the rank of Nidan 2nd Degree Black Belt in Kempo Karate. His training under Sensei Adrian also included Arnis Kombaton and Mano-Mano Pilipino stick fighting where he attained the rank of 1st Lakan Black Belt (Presas Style of Philipino Stick Fighting) in 2006. In 2004 he started training in the Wing Tsun system and recently attained the 12th Student Grade. He is currently working toward his first Technician Level. He has also achieved the 12th Student Grade in Escrima (as taught by Rene Latosa).
Adam holds engineering and public health degrees including his doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley and is the Vice President of a local environmental engineering firm.
John Marian
Ranks And Styles:
- 1st degree Black Belt Kempo Karate
- 1st Technician Wing Tsun Kung Fu
- Currently Working student program 8 in Latosa Escrima
- Arnis De Mano
- Serrada style Kali
Assistant Instructors:
Miriam Wilson
- Instructor Level Wing Tsun Kung Fu Student Level 11
Joshua Rosenberg
- Student Level 8 Wing Tsun Kung Fu
- Studies Latosa Escrima
- Assistant Instructor Level in HIIT Self Defense
Junior Instructors:
Jacob Grassel
- Junior Black Belt Gold Team Member
- Black Belt Club Member
- Wing Tsun Student Level 4
Emily Mabry
- Brown Belt 3rd degree
- Gold Team Member
- Black Belt Club member
Soraya Shockley
- Brown Belt 3rd degree
- Gold Team Member
- Black Belt Club member