Ip Man
Chinese martial artist (1893–1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Yip Man?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
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).
Ip Man[lower-alpha 1] (born Ip Kai-man;[lower-alpha 2] 1 October 1893 – 2 December 1972), also known as Yip Man,[2] was a Chinese martial artist. 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.
Quick Facts Born, Died ...
Ip Man | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Born | Ip Kai-man (葉繼問) (1893-10-01)1 October 1893 Fatshan, Kwangtung, Qing dynasty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 2 December 1972(1972-12-02) (aged 79) Mong Kok, Kowloon, British Hong Kong[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Native name | 葉問 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other names | Yip Man Yip Kai-man Ye Wen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | British Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Style | Wing Chun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teacher(s) | Chan Wah-shun Ng Chung-sok Leung Bik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | Grandmaster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 1916–1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Martial artist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relatives | Ip Oi-dor (father) Ng Shui (mother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable students | Bruce Lee Leung Sheung 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(s) | Ving Tsun Athletic Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 葉問 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 叶问 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cantonese Yale | Yihp Mahn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ip Kai-man | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 葉繼問 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 叶继问 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cantonese Yale | Yihp Gai Mahn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Close