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. In Xing Yi Quan: Art of Inner Transformation Tom Bisio explains how the postures and movements of Xing Yi Quan open the body's energy pathways (meridians), promoting health and well-being, while simultaneously arousing and enlivening the Qi, so that there is no gap between intention and action.Tom Bisio began his study of the martial arts and Oriental medicine studying karate at age 14.
Practicing the Five Fists cultivates Qi and develops practical fighting skills.
Each of the Five Fists has a specific internal action and intention that is simultaneously energy enhancing, combative, and strengthens and harmonizes the internal organs. Xing Yi Quan has five key movements, known as The Five Elements, or The Five Fists. Xing Yi Quan as a Psycho-Spiritual Path Suitability of Xing Yi Quan for Different Ages & Lifestyles The Relationship of Xing Yi Quan to Daoism In this fascinating meditation on the art of Xing Yi Quan and its many applications to life and living, author Tom Bisio discusses the many facets of this ancient art: Xing Yi Quan: Art of Inner Transformation is not a how-to book. Rooted in Daoist meditation and longevity practices, and Chinese medical and martial art traditions dating back into antiquity, Xing Yi Quan training draws upon ancient Daoist meditation and inner alchemical practices that transform the body's internal structure, while confronting and dispelling extraneous thoughts to actualize true Intention, thereby providing the practitioner with a comprehensive method of actualizing his or her own inherent potential. Xing Yi training focuses on natural, integrated movement, whole body breathing, and the movement of Qi (vital energy), rather than external technique. Practicing Xing Yi trains the practitioner to actualize the instinctive, hair-trigger reactions of the human body in direct, powerful movements.
Xing Yi training focuses on natural, integrated movement, whole body breathing, and the movement of Qi (vital en Literally translated as "Form-Intention Boxing," Xing Yi Quan emphasizes internal movement within external stillness. Literally translated as "Form-Intention Boxing," Xing Yi Quan emphasizes internal movement within external stillness.