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Tom Bisio began his study of the martial arts and Oriental medicine studying karate at age 14. A Black Belt in Isshin Kempo at 17, he continued his study of the martial arts while completing a BA in East Asian studies at Columbia University. During this period, Tom studied Pekiti-Tirsia Kali under Leo T. Gaje and Old-Style Doce Pares Eskrima under the late Filemon "Momoy" Canete. 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. In 1984 Tom began to study Chinese medicine and the internal styles of Chinese martial arts with Dr. Vince Black. Dr. Black is the founder of the North American Tang Shou Tao Association (NATSTA), a national organization whose goal is to promote and research traditional Chinese martial arts and Chinese medicine. As a representative, and later as President of the NATSTA, Tom took numerous trips to China and South East Asia where he studied both medicine and martial arts with many different masters. Tom has taught martial arts for over 25 years. During that time he apprenticed with Chinese herbalists and experts in acupuncture, Qi Gong, Chinese massage and bonesetting. He went on to become a licensed practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine. Tom has also worked as an athletic trainer at the elite Sports Training Institute, where he collaborated with physical therapists to create and implement rehabilitation programs for injured athletes. He was a guest lecturer at the Laban Institute for Movement Studies, working with dancers and movement therapists. Tom has been a guest lecturer at the Tri-State College of Acupuncture and currently teaches at the graduate program of Oriental Medicine at Touro College. Today Tom heads a busy clinic that specializes in trauma and sports injuries. There he oversees and trains other acupuncturists and a constant stream of students from various acupuncture schools in the Tri-State area who come to observe and assist in the treatments. Tom and his associate Frank Butler are the creators of Zheng Gu Tui Na, a system of orthopedic medicine, which they teach all over the country. Tom is the author of A TOOTH FROM THE TIGER'S MOUTH: How to Treat Your Injuries with Powerful Healing Secrets of the Great Chinese Warriors (Simon & Schuster, October, 2004). Martial Arts Instructors
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