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Ip Man was a legendary Hong Kong martial artist who lived from 1893 to 1972 and became famous for his mastery of Wing Chun kung fu. His historical significance and reputation made him a celebrated figure in martial arts, inspiring numerous films and stories about his life and teachings.
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Film & TV
Foshan, Guangdong, Qing Dynasty
Ip Man was a Chinese martial artist, and a master teacher of Wing Chun. He had several students who later became martial arts masters in their own right. His most famous student was Bruce Lee. (Wikipedia)
Known for
- Authentic Wing Tsun Kung Fu: Demonstrated By Yip Man — Himself1984
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Key facts
- Born
- Ip Kai-man ( 葉繼問 ) , ( 1893-10-01 ) 1 October 1893, Foshan , Guangdong, Qing dynasty
- Died
- 2 December 1972 (1972-12-02) (aged 79), Mong Kok , Kowloon, British Hong Kong
- Native name
- 葉問
- Other names
- Yip Man, Yip Kai-man, Ye Wen
- Style
- Wing Chun
- Teachers
- Chan Wah-shun , Ng Chung-sok , Leung Bik
- Rank
- Grandmaster
- Years active
- 1916–1972
- Occupation
- Martial artist
- Spouse
- Cheung Wing-sing ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1916 ; died 1960 )
- Children
- Ip Chun (son) Ip Ching (son) Ip Nga-sum (daughter) Ip Nga-wun (daughter) Ip Siu-wah (son), with Shanghai Po
- Notable relatives
- Ip Oi-dor (father) , Ng Shui (mother)
- Notable students
- Bruce Lee , Leung Sheung, Lok Yiu, Wong Shun-leung , Ip Chun , Ip Ching , Victor Kan , William Cheung , Moy Yat , Lo Man-kam , Siu Yuk-men, Chu Shong-tin , Chow Tze-chuen , Ho Kam-ming , Leung Ting
- Notable club
- Ving Tsun Athletic Association
- Traditional chinese
- 葉問
- Simplified chinese
- 叶问
- Cantonese yale
- Yihp Mahn
- Hanyu pinyin
- Yè Wèn
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Ye
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- British Hong Kong
- Place of birth
- Foshan
- Place of death
- British Hong Kong
- Child
- Ip Chun
- Occupation
- martial artist
- Political party
- Kuomintang
- Languages spoken
- Cantonese
- Native language
- Cantonese
- Student of
- Leung Bik
- Sport
- Wing Chun
- Image
- Yip Man.jpg
- Residence
- Hong Kong
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- place of burial
- Fanling
- Commons category
- Yip Man
- date of birth
- 1893-10-01
- date of death
- 1972-12-02
- cause of death
- head and neck cancer
- birth name
- 葉繼問
- name in native language
- 葉問
- ethnic group
- Cantonese people
- manner of death
- natural causes
Sources (1)
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Article · Italiano
Yip Man (葉問T, ye-wenP; 葉繼問T, ye-chi-wenP; Foshan, 1º ottobre 1893 – Hong Kong britannico, 2 dicembre 1972) è stato un insegnante cinese di arti marziali, in lingua locale shifu; fu il primo maestro di Wing Chun a insegnare liberamente e apertamente questa arte marziale. Dopo avere insegnato lo stile del Wing Chun nel suo paese milioni di altri seguaci sparsi in tutta la Cina appresero la sua arte marziale. Tra gli allievi di Yip Man ci fu Bruce Lee tra il 1954 e il 1957. Yip nella sua vita fu un uomo molto generoso, onesto ed educato che, nonostante la ridotta stazza fisica, riusciva ad avere potenza e velocità non paragonabili ad un uomo medio della stessa taglia e peso riuscendo a sconfiggere grandi maestri di arti marziali o altri stili di combattimento e masse di altri combattenti minori. Dai 6 ai 12 anni inizia ad apprendere il Wing Chun da , dai 13 anni, invece, con , assistente del maestro. A 16 va a scuola al St. Stephen's College a Hong Kong. In questo periodo conosce , figlio del Gran Maestro , e si allena con lui per 4 anni, studiando inoltre in modo approfondito con Yuen Kai Shan, grande amico di famiglia. A Hong Kong, durante l'invasione giapponese della Cina, fonda la sua scuola di Wing Chun. Nel 1967 fonda con alcuni suoi studenti la (香港詠春拳體育會).
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