The different slow motion solo form training sequences of
T'ai Chi Ch'uan are the best known manifestation of T'ai Chi for the general public. In
English, they are usually called the
hand form or just the
form; in
Mandarin it is usually called
ch'uan: 拳 (in
Wade-Giles romanization: ch'üan², in the
pinyin system: quán). They are performed slowly by beginners and are said to promote concentration, condition the body and acquaint students with the inventory of motion techniques for more advanced styles of
martial arts training. There are also solo
weapons forms, as well as much shorter and repetitive sequences to train power generation leverages as a form of
ch'i kung. The various forms of Wu-style
pushing hands have their own one person drill routines, as well, which fulfil some of the same functions as the power generation drills.