It turned out that the old man was his master's elder fellow-disciple (and so, by Chinese tradition Ip Man's martial uncle or Sibak), Leung Bik, son of his master's master Leung Jan. Ip Man saw this as an opportunity to prove his Kung Fu was good, but he was beaten after just a few strikes. The man then told Ip Man that his forms were 'not too great.' Ip Man was then invited to Chi Sau (a form of training that involves controlled attack and defence). The man then asked Ip Man to show him his first 2 forms (Sil Lim Tao and Chun Kiu). Ip told him, but said he would not understand. Ip Man was invited to see this man and the man asked Ip Man what martial art he studied. The classmate is said to have told an older man who lived in the same apartment block. The story goes that the police officer tried to strike Ip Man who used his martial arts to strike the officer down, at which point Ip Man and his classmate ran to school. Stephen's Ip Man intervened after seeing a foreign police officer beating a woman. According to Ip Man's two sons ( Ip Ching and Ip Chun), while at St. It was a secondary school for wealthy families and foreigners who lived in Hong Kong.

At age sixteen, Ip Man attended school at St. One of his dying wishes was to have Ng continue training Ip.ДЄt the age of 15 Ip man moved to Hong Kong with help from Leung Fut Ting, a relative.

Three years into Ip Man's training Chan Wah-shun died. Because of his sifu's old age, Ip Man had to learn much of his skills and techniques from his master's second eldest disciple Ng Chung-sok. When Ip Man was thirteen years old he started learning Wing Chun from Chan Wah-shun. He had several students who later became martial arts teachers in their own right, including Bruce Lee. Ip Kai Man was one of the first martial arts instructors, or Sifu, to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun Kung Fu publicly 1. Ip is the family name which is said first in Chinese culture. His older sister was Ip Wan Mei and his younger sister was Ip Wan Hum. He grew up in a very wealthy family in Foshan, Guangdong province in China, and received an exceptionally high standard of education. He was born to Ip (Yip) Oi Dor and Ng Shui, and was the third of four children. He was born on the first of October and died on the second of December. Ip Man is sometimes referred to as Yip Man. Please note, this article is similar to the one on Wikipedia because that was heavily edited by myself as well. This article covers mostly the historical and biographical accounts of Ip Man's life. Learn about the life of the martial arts legend who has influenced millions of martial artists around the world including many famous martial artists like the late Bruce Lee. Ip Man's Biography - life of the martial arts legend

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