The mechanism that promotes and harmonizes the functioning of the internal organs and their organic interconnections is known as the Qi Dynamic. While the Patting Nei Gong focuses on dispersing energy blockages and their accompanying muscular tension, Dao Yin Nei Gong emphasizes regulating the internal energetics of the body. Dao Yin Nei Gong is often performed in conjunction with the Patting Nei Gong because the two practices have different, yet complimentary actions. Unblocking, opening and coursing the meridians in this manner is an important precursor to advanced energetic practices. The primary function of the Patting Nei Gong is to begin to open the meridians by patting and slapping along their trajectories. Yin Yang Patting Nei Gong is often the starting point for learning Ba Gua Zhang and for the practice of Nei Gong and other Yang Sheng (Nourishing Life) Exercises. It can be used in conjunction with actual instruction in Ba Gua Zhang, or employed as a stand-alone instruction manual.
#WHO IS TOM BISIO MANUALS#
This book is the first 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. 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. I sincerely think you cannot go wrong with xing yi nei gong training program and I hope he does more with xing yi in the future.Tom Bisio began his study of the martial arts and Oriental medicine studying karate at age 14. He has done it well - good balance between the intellectual and the practicality. The instruction is A+ and I have had experience in making programs with baji, bagua, and taiji. His explanations, through the lens of traditional Chinese correlational cosmology and traditional Chinese medicine, are superb. When Bisio came out with the xing yi nei gong I bought the on-line version and it has been worth every penny. In my late fifties I got interested in them but couldn't remember much. I cannot say enough good things about Tom Bisio's materials - some years back I bought Tim Cartmell's book on the Xing Yi Nei gong exercises and was amazed at how close they were to the baji nei gong I learned.Īlso ran into an individual who taught me about half the exercises - that was in the late 1980s or early 1990s and forgot about the exercises.