Geraldo (Jerry) Gonzalez started Wing Chun in 1973 under the instruction of Master Chris Chan in California. In 1977, he moved to Tampa, Fla where he met George Lyking, an airman that once trained under Grandmaster Jason Lau. Jerry and George trained together and during this time George received permission from Sifu Lau to open a training center.

In 1991, George left the training center and his students found themselves without a teacher. Knowing that he wanted to continue his training, Jerry went to Atlanta and asked Sifu Lau if he would continue to instruct him and George's old students. Sifu Lau allowed Jerry and the students from Tampa to travel to Atlanta to train whenever possible. In 2000, Jerry became Sifu Lau's disciple.