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Ip Man (film)
2008 Hong Kong film directed by Wilson Yip
This article is about the 2008 film. For the film series starring Donnie Yen, see Ip Man (film series). For other films, see Ip Man (disambiguation).
Ip Man (Chinese: 叶问 / 葉問) is a 2008 Hong Kong biographicalmartial arts film based on the life of Ip Man, a grandmaster of the martial art Wing Chun and teacher of martial artist legend Bruce Lee. The film focuses on events in Ip's life that supposedly took place in the city of Foshan during the Sino-Japanese War. The film was directed by Wilson Yip, and stars Donnie Yen as the titual character, with martial arts choreography by Sammo Hung. The film co-stars Simon Yam, Lynn Hung, Lam Ka-tung, Xing Yu, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, and Tenma Shibuya. The film was a co-production between China and Hong Kong, and was the last film to be distributed by Mandarin Films.
Ip Man is the first film in the Ip Man film series. It premiered in Beijing on 10 December 2008, and was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 19 December 2008, receiving widespread acclaim from critics and audience
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The Brief History of Ip Man Wing Chun in Hong Kong
In the 79 years of his life, Grandmaster Ip Man (October 1893 – December 1972) left a distinguished mark in the development of Wing Chun martial art. His prominence has since attracted worldwide interest among Wing Chun practitioners and martial arts enthusiasts and innumerable writings have been published dedicated to the Grandmaster. Some discussed techniques, while others studied historical development or gave interesting narratives. The author writes this memoir in the hope that it will serve as a noteworthy reference for the future.
This memoir focuses on the historical development and contribution of the Grandmaster to the art of Wing Chun. His academic, career and other activities beyond martial arts, however, are only recorded in brief. It is a brief glance at the highlights of his life in Hong Kong.
Macau and Hong Kong, aged 56 (1949)
After the Mainland liberation, the Grandmaster decided to go to Hong Kong via Macau. During his half month transit in Macau, he was put up by a friend in his bird sho
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Ip Man
Chinese martial artist (1893–1972)
This article is about the martial artist. For the films based on his biography, see Ip Man (film series). For other uses, see Ip Man (disambiguation).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Ip/Yip.
Ip Man[a] (born Ip Kai-man;[b] 1 October 1893 – 2 December 1972), also known as Yip Man,[2] was a Chinese martial arts grandmaster. He became a teacher of the martial art of Wing Chun when he was 20. He had several students who later became martial arts masters in their own right, the most famous among them being Bruce Lee.
Early life
Ip Man was born as Ip Kai-man (葉繼問) to Ip Oi-dor (葉靄多) and Ng Shui (吳瑞) as the third of four children. He grew up in a wealthy family in Foshan (Fatshan), Guangdong (Kwangtung), and received traditional Chinese education, alongside his elder brother Ip Kai-gak (葉繼格), elder sister Ip Wan-mei (葉允媚), and younger sister Ip Wan-hum (葉允堪).[3]
Ip started learning Wing Chun from Chan Wah-shun when he was 9[4] or 13.[5][6] Chan
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