Sifu John Warner

Owner and Chief Instructor at Tat Wong Kung Fu Academy Arizona

The practice of kung fu can have such a positive effect on one’s life, often profound and life-changing! I speak from the heart having benefited from my own practice in ways I never anticipated — breaking through those barriers we often create for ourselves! When we commit to a structured discipline, work hard, and meet all of its challenges, that’s when the magic happens!

John is excited for the opportunity to share the art of Chinese Kung Fu with the East Valley community! For the last three decades, John has been teaching students whether it be in music, (Master of Music in performance and pedagogy) working with special needs children, (11 years employed with the San Mateo Office of Education) or teaching Kung Fu, John has enjoyed helping people of all backgrounds and ages, sharing his knowledge and experience! Though it’s his passion and love of Kung Fu and its positive life-changing power: a power discovered through hard work, discipline and self-discovery that motivates John more than ever to help his students achieve their goals and realize their full potential!

For many years, John trained and taught at the San Francisco headquarters of Tat Wong Kung Fu Academy International studying under Master Jeff Chow and Grandmaster Tat Mau Wong. 5 years ago John relocated to Chandler, Arizona, and with Grandmaster Wong’s support and encouragement John opened his own school here with Tat Wong Kung Fu Academy Arizona opening its doors in July of 2021!

Lineage 源流

John Warner is certified under Grandmaster Tat Mau Wong (王達謀) and Master Jeff Chow at the International Headquarters of the Tat Wong Kung Fu Academy in San Francisco, CA. Through Grandmaster Wong, we descend from the Hung Sing (鴻勝) lineages of Great Grandmaster Poon Sing (潘城) — son of the legendary Choy Lay Fut master Poon Dik (潘狄) — and Grandmaster Lee Koon Hung (李冠鴻).