Over many centuries, sages and hermits who lived in harmony with the natural world developed self-cultivation techniques that nourished the life force, prevented disease, extended one’s lifespan, and cultivated spiritual transcendence.

Thousands of years ago, proto-Daoist Yang Sheng (Life Nourishing) adepts began to study and experiment with methods of extending life. He has also co-written books with Master Song Zhi Yong and Master Gao Ji Wu and translated books written by Master Zhao Da Yuan.ĭaoist teachings contain many methods for the development and transformation of the internal energy of human beings. Tom has written numerous books on Ba Gua, Xing Yi, Chinese Medicine, and Daoism. These include traditional Tui Na, Zheng Gu Mobilization techniques, Zang Fu Orgna Regulating Tui Na and classes in Chinese Sports Medicine. Tom founded New York Internal Arts () and Internal Art International () and today teaches Ba Gua Zhang, Xing Yi Quan and Qi Gong, both in live seminars and through online learning programs.Tom also teaches seminars in Traditional Chinese Medicine in the US and abroad. He went on to become a licensed practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine and for 25 years headed busy clinic specializing in trauma, Chinese sports medicine, and orthopedic conditions.

During that time, he apprenticed with Chinese herbalists and experts in acupuncture, qi gong, Chinese massage and bonesetting. Tom took numerous trips to China and South East Asia where he studied both medicine and martial arts with many different masters including his current teachers: Gao Ji Wu (Ba Gua Zhang) Zhao Da Yuan (Ba Gua Zhang) and Song Zhi Yong (Xing Yi Quan). In 1984 Tom began to study Chinese medicine and the internal styles of Chinese martial arts. He competed in full-contact Tournaments in New York's Chinatown and tied for first place as Co-Champion in the Senior Instructor Division at the 1st National Arnis Championships in Cebu, Philippines, in 1979. A Black Belt in Isshin Kempo at 17, he went on to study Filipino martial arts while completing a BA in East Asian studies at Columbia University. Tom Bisio began his study of the martial arts and Oriental medicine studying karate at age 14.

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