Gailon began his martial arts studies from Master Kanai Uechi (Uechi-Ryu Karate, originally Pangainoon Southern  Shaolin system) on the island of Okinawa, Japan. Later he began to study northern systems of internal and external Kung-Fu beginning with the Guang Ping Yang style Tai Chi and Shaolin systems of Master Kuo Lin Ying. After a short period of time  at the Kuo Lien Yeng’s studio in San Francisco Chinatown,  he studied with Sifu Ellen Serber and Sifu Bing Gong, both students of Master Kuo.  In 1985 Gailon started  working with George Xu with Six-Harmony Hsing-I, Chen style Tai Chi and the Lan Shou Shaolin system and weapons. In 1991 he began studying the Chen style more extensively learning the Xin Yi Hun Yuan Chen style system of Chi Kung and Tai Chi from Master Zhang Xue Xin.