While he has trained in various forms of Taijiquan (太极拳) and other forms of neijia (內家) or internal schools of the martial arts from China, Michael wants to be clear that he currently does not belong to any particular organization and has no rank or teaching credentials in Taijiquan. He continues to pursue these arts as a part of his own personal training. He also believes that the “softness” of these arts as well as their internal principles and skills are of great benefit to anyone studying the Okinawan combative arts.