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.Įmbedded within the martial art Ba Gua Zhang is a complete system of internal exercises that promote self-healing and longevity and transform consciousness. 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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Each exercise has a specific purpose that operates simultaneously on a physical, energetic and martial level. Every movement in The 28 Foundational Exercises trains basic body actions and internal principles used in all facets of Ba Gua training. For those interested in Ba Gua as a martial art, Ji Ben Gong are the key developmental exercises that form the foundation of one%u2019s skill in Ba Gua Zhang. The 28 Foundational Exercises improve joint mobility, strengthen tendons and bones, and balance the musculature of the body, all while actively engaging the body%u2019s natural, spiral-like movements. For those interested primarily in Nei Gong, both sets of exercises are an important step in continuing the opening of the main meridians and the Extraordinary Vessels, and in freeing the body of physical, mental and psychic blockages and restrictions. Foundational Body Training (Ba Gua Ji Ben Gong) This book covers The 28 Foundational Exercises (Ji Ben Gong) and Ba Gua%u2019s Foundational Walking Nei Gong.
It can be used in conjunction with actual instruction in Ba Gua Zhang, or employed as a stand-alone instruction manual.
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This book is the fourth in a series of manuals on Ba Gua Nei Gong. Ba Gua Nei Gong consists of nine powerful and profound methods of internal exercise and self-cultivation. Embedded within the martial art Ba Gua Zhang is a complete system of internal exercises that promote self-healing and longevity and transform consciousness.
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