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| Born | Ip Kai-man (葉繼問) 1 October 1893 Fatshan, Kwangtung, Qing dynasty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 December 1972 (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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 葉問 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 叶问 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Yihp Mahn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 葉繼問 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 叶继问 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Yihp Gai Mahn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
- ^ 影武者‧ 葉問次子葉正專訪 [Exclusive Interview with Ip Man's second son Ip Ching] (in Chinese). Ming Pao Weekly Online. Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
旺角通菜街一百四十九號一個單位內， ... 傳奇的老者在那個單位的一張沙發上遽然離世。 [Translation: ... in a unit at 149 Tung Choi Street, Mong Kok, ... the legendary old man passed away suddenly on a sofa in that unit.]
- ^ Knight, Dan (20 July 2012). "Ip Man or Yip Man". kwokwingchun.com.
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