Chin-na, or special ways of gripping unique in kungfu, is one of the three trasures of Shaolin Kungfu, the other two being dim-mak, or dotting vital points, and neigong, or internal arts. It should be noted that kungfu terms are not definitive like scientific terms. Chin-na and dim-mak, for example, are also parts of neigong.

The video below shows the fifth chin-na set, Golden Flinch Brushes Eyebrow, of the Shaolin 72 Chin-Na Techniques. Three "Shaolin animals", namely the tiger, the dragon and the eagle, which are often used in chin-na, are frequently found in this set.

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