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Silk Reeling
Also known as: Chan si jin
in the compendium plan
Tai Chi
The spiralling whole-body movement principle at the centre of internal martial arts.
What this practice covers
Eight core spirals, practised solo and slowly.
Yarra’s note. Simple-looking spirals that take years. The difficulty is not strength — it is whole-body coordination most adults have never been asked for.
What you can practise today
No movements from this practice are documented yet — the plan for it is written and it is queued for production. Meanwhile, its entry on the difficulty ladder explains what it will ask of you.
Connected practices
What this sits beside, grows out of, or leads toward.
Outlined names are practices not yet given their own page.
Where to look next
- The difficulty ladderHow hard this is on day one versus at the depth its tradition teaches.
- The full compendiumEvery documented movement, filterable by field, difficulty and seated availability.
- Sources & imagesHow claims are labelled here, and why every image is original.