While serving in the U.S. Army in 1994, and searching for a Tai Chi Chuan instructor, SiFu Carroll was introduced to Wing Chun by a student of SiFu Duncan Leung. After being given a couple of lessons in the effectiveness of Wing Chun, he wanted to learn all he could. However, luck was not on his side because he suffered an injury during military maneuvers that ultimately led to his discharge from the U.S. Army and leaving the Norfolk area.

Before leaving, he discussed training Wing Chun in Mississippi with SiGong Leung hoping that Master Leung would know of an instructor there. Master Leung did not know of any in Mississippi. However, SiFu Carroll was able to study Jeet Kune Do, which he trained to instructor status. He also trained in Aiki-Jitsu, Combat Knife Fighting, Muay Thai, Arnis and Kempo. He was a Martial Arts instructor in college while studying to become a professional educator which remains his primary occupation.

After college, SiFu Carroll moved to Houston, Texas, and began training multiple Kung Fu styles, but still could not find what he had seen and experienced in Norfolk. After becoming disillusioned with all the mysticism associated with most of the martial arts instructors he encountered, he began a quest to learn the total Wing Chun Kung Fu system that was taught by SiFu Duncan Leung. Using SiFu Leung’s website, he contacted SiFu Doc Savage, a 17 year student of Duncan Leung. He began training as a private student in SiFu Savage’s Florida school, eventually becoming a formal disciple.

SiFu Carroll's Lineage:

           Yip Man              Duncan Leung           Doc Savage              Dustan Carroll