缠丝劲
Chan si jin
Reading: chánsījìn
Silk-reeling energy
ChineseKung fu - WushuTai chi
Meaning
Spiralling power central to Chen-style tai chi, in which the body coils and uncoils continuously like silk being drawn from a cocoon.
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