Patrick asserts that Abdullah's closest internal contact was the Sage Li Po who worked through the Daoist and Buddhist traditions, and Patrick Kelly has attempted to follow the guidance of these two teachers by merging their inner teachings through the outer practice of Taiji (Daoist Principles in Practice as taught by Huang Sheng Shyan).
Fa jin, fajin, or fa chin (fā jìn, 發勁) is a term used in some Chinese martial arts, particularly the neijia (internal) martial arts, such as Xingyiquan, T'ai chi ch'uan (Taijiquan), Baguazhang and Bak Mei but also made famous by the Sao Lim Hood Kar Pai branch practiced by the late masters Abbot Sek Kho Sum and Dato P'ng Chye Kim.
At the age of 60 Huang Sheng Shyan again demonstrated his abilities in taijiquan by defeating Liao Kuang-Cheng, the Asian champion wrestler 26 throws to 0 in a fund raising event in Kuching Malaysia.