How did the real Ip Man become a Wing Chun master in history?

Before the release of the movie "Ip Man", the name of Wing Chun master Yip Man was little known. Although his "status in the jungle" was as high as that of Golden Gate hero Huo Yuanjia, he was a key figure in the global promotion of Wing Chun and was the master of famous kung fu superstar Bruce Lee.

What was the historical Yip Man like and how did he become a Wing Chun master?

He came from a distinguished family and practiced martial arts only to strengthen his body.

Foshan has always had a brilliant style of martial arts, and famous masters of the southern school of martial arts, such as Wong Fei-hung, Cheung Wang-sing, Leung Tsan and Fung Siu-ching, all came from Foshan.

In the late Qing Dynasty, there was a rich family surnamed Da in Foshan. The Mulberry Garden alone, located on Fuxian Road in Foshan, already occupied half of the street, and its wealth could be imagined.

On October 10, 1893, Yip added a young master named "Ji-Man," who later became the Wing Chun master. Ip's family education was strict, and he received a strict Confucian education from an early age. But the young master favored three things: playing with guns, shooting birds and kung fu!

At that time, Ip's ancestral hall was rented out to a Wing Chun master, nicknamed "Wah Wah", as a martial arts school. at the age of 6, Ip Man saw Chan Wah Shun teaching Wing Chun, and he had to learn it. Ip Man's mother agreed to learn from her teacher, considering that Ip Man was young and weak and learning some kung fu would always be good for her health.

Ye coaxed the 70-year-old master to love him despite his youth. Chen Huashun's son stole his medical and martial arts books and pawned them for 60 taels of silver. When Chan Wah Shun redeemed the book, he simply gave it to Ip Man. Chen Huashun taught boxing for 36 years and took in 16 disciples. Unexpectedly, the young disciple who closed the door became his future successor!

Ip into the soaring only more than three years, but Chen Hua Shun died. When he was dying, he was still thinking about this young disciple, and repeatedly instructed his second disciple, Wu Tsosu, to take care of him.

Hong Kong strange encounter, the master of the true transmission

1908, Ye Wen by in-laws Pang Wei Ting financial support, went to Hong Kong to study in Stanley St. Stephen's College.

Towards the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Chinese were known as "the sick man of East Asia". At school, British and American students often bullied Chinese students. Ip, being short and handsome, became the target of their bullying. Ip Man fought back and beat the foreign students to a pulp. Later on, some foreign students from foreign schools who had learned boxing and combat came to challenge him, and they were all defeated by Ip Man. Gradually, Ip Man became famous for his kung fu.

One day, a boy named Fung in Foshan, who was also a small business owner of North South Tour, said he had an uncle in his family. He heard that Ip Man knew Wing Chun and that he was from Foshan, so he invited Ip Man to meet him at the North-South Tour.

Shek Bo will hold hands with Ip Man when they meet. Ip Man, the "Three Kings of Wing Chun," has rarely met an opponent since his debut. Without saying a word, he took off his long shirt and put it on the coffee table, then held hands with his opponent. As soon as they joined hands, Ip Man was stunned. He remembered what his master had said during his lifetime: don't be afraid when you meet a difficult opponent, that person's ability is limited; but be careful when you meet an opponent who sticks to your hands like a rotten towel.

Yeh was asking about the second opponent of the meeting at this time. He had no way to attack in that uncle's hands. As soon as he touched his "masterpiece", he gently showed it to others, but could not even see how the opponent's hands and feet were moving. But the other party did not mean to hurt him. Ye was unusually agitated and had a sudden attack. As a result, he was suddenly knocked down by Seppo with a "lost arm" move.

The young Ip Man, embarrassed by his defeat, picked up his robe and left without a word. Three days later, the uncle asked Ip Man to meet him again and said, "Actually, you're quite good. Do you want to study better? Q: I came to Hong Kong to study. No money Expo said, I teach Wing Chun to you without tuition. When you finish your studies and return to Foshan, no one can beat you. Then you just have to tell people that Leung Bee is your teacher.

It turns out that this man is the second son of Wing Chun master Leung Tsan, Leung Bik. Liang Zan has two sons, the eldest son Liang Chun, the second son Liang Bi. The two brothers learned Leung Tsan's stunts, Leung Chun learned Chinese medicine and Leung Bik learned kung fu. After Liang Zhan's death, the medicine store he operated, Zanshengtang, was handed over to Liang Chun, and the financial power fell into Liang Chun's hands. With no income from kung fu, Liang Bi had to ask her brother for money. More than that, the relationship between the brothers began to deteriorate.

After Leung Chun's death, his disciple Chan Wah Shun probably didn't know that Leung Bee had also learned Wing Chun, so he told outsiders that only he himself was the heir to Leung Chun's kung fu. For this reason, Leung Bik became even more depressed, so she left Foshan, left Hong Kong, and lived in the North South Lane, which was opened by her friend Fung in Man Yin Street East, Hong Kong. North-South Bank handles trade between mainland China and the South Seas, and there are many rooms inside where you can eat and stay for free.

In this way, Ip Man, who first came to Hong Kong, met Uncle Leung Pik by chance. From then on, he studied Wing Chun under him until Ip Man left Hong Kong in 1913.

Wing Chun is a woman's fist?

It is said that the founder of Wing Chun was a man from Hubei named "Tam Shou Mo". Originally known as Zhang Wu, this man was skilled in theater and martial arts, and was especially good at Shaolin martial arts. During the Yongzheng period, he fled to Foshan and set up the Qiong Hua Guild Hall, where he taught all his martial arts skills to his Red Boat disciples. Wing Chun's fighting style insisted on short lines, short ranges, and short surprise attacks, which was perfectly in line with the narrow space and drifting characteristics of the ship. For the anti-Qing volunteers lurking on the red ships, Wing Chun was the most suitable for self-defense.

No matter where Wing Chun originated, the historical legacy of Wing Chun has been clearly documented since Leung Tsan opened the Yik Kwong Pharmacy in Foshan. Leung Tsan had few disciples in his life, except for Leung's second son, Leung Pil, nicknamed "Wah Wah". Wing Chun began with Chan Wah Shun as an instructor. By coincidence, the great master Ip Man studied under Chan Wah Shun and Leung Bik in Fo Kong, and won Wing Chun, thus becoming an unrivaled master.

The martial art was extraordinary, and he showed off his skills on many occasions.

In 1913, at the age of 20, Yip Man said goodbye to Leung Pik and returned to Foshan to inherit his ancestral business. By this time, his Wing Chun had skyrocketed. Some people mistook him for a "traitor", thinking he had learned another martial art.

It is well known that Wing Chun is a seemingly simple martial art, but in fact it contains a sophisticated Austrian philosophy. Although Chan Wah Shun was a highly skilled martial artist, due to his limited knowledge, it was difficult for him to pass on the subtleties he knew to the next generation. Therefore, Leung Bik might not be as good as Chan Wah Shun in martial arts, but she could become an outstanding martial arts Ip Man. Ip Man's ability to become a master in the future is not unrelated to his own knowledge and education. While studying in Hong Kong, he continued to absorb modern scientific knowledge, often using principles of mechanics and geometry to explain boxing.

Because he came from a prestigious family, Ip Man never liked to "wear thin arms, a sash around his waist and thin military boots" like other martial artists. He paid a

On one occasion, Ip Man and his cousin went to see the "Autumn Colors" parade. He wore a robe and thin-soled velvet shoes and looked like a frail son. On the way, he met a platoon leader of a warlord at the time, who wanted to touch his cousin. Just then, Ip Man suddenly stepped forward and used his customary Wing Chun technique, and the other party immediately fell to the ground. The local warlord who had been oppressing the people was defeated by a well-mannered scholar. How could he swallow this? When the opponent got up and drew his gun, Ip Man made a turn and thunderously gripped the opponent's revolver, and with the strength of his thumb, he directly pressed down on the revolver's rotating wheel, bending the core so that it could not be fired.

Opening a martial arts school to earn a living invites criticism.

During the Anti-Japanese War, all industries and businesses in Foshan were controlled and occupied by the Japanese. The Ye family's life was in dire straits and they often lacked three meals. When Ye Wen's kung fu was heard of by the Japanese military police, he was asked to be a martial arts instructor for the military police, but Ye Wen flatly refused. He said, "A person's national integrity is more important than anything else, and there can be no ambiguity on this issue!"

After the victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Yip Man was invited to work in the criminal unit of the county government, responsible for chasing down thieves and robbers because of his skills. He personally solved robberies in Shafang, Foshan, and captured robbers in the Shengping Theater on Shengping Road, which was quite appreciated by his superiors. Later, Yip Man served as a patrol captain in the southern district of Guangzhou. One day, Yip Man led his subordinates to track down a habitual criminal in a busy city. On a whim, a colleague asked Yip if he could catch the habitual criminal with his bare hands. Ip handed his pistol and handcuffs to his colleague, quietly walked over, and after three, five, two strokes, firmly caught the habitual criminal. The story immediately spread again in Foshan.

In 1949, Ip Man came to Hong Kong. In order to solve the problem of living at that time, Ip Man accepted the arrangement of Leung Cheung, the chairman of the hotel union, to teach Wing Chun openly at the Hotel Guild in Kowloon. Gradually, due to the large number of scholars, Ip Man expanded the venue several times and also divided several evenings to teach at several martial arts schools. It was from Ip Man's arrival in Hong Kong that Wing Chun was able to flourish.

Wing Chun is a simple, straightforward and practical martial art, so Ip Man emphasizes basic training for beginners. For example, there is no time limit for teaching the basic skills of Wing Chun, from proper technique, waist and horse coordination to power generation. Ip Man will only teach new lessons if the learner can meet the requirements, and he never skimps on them.

Ip Man is usually not a talker, and even he himself admits that "he's not very eloquent". If he wanted to say a few words in public, he would feel "thirsty". He was introspective and arrogant, expressing himself with his fists all his life, but seldom talking about it. At one time, he was satirized as a "misguided child", said he had "four don't teach": people with no money don't teach, because they can't afford to learn; he doesn't teach with less money, because he wants to charge more; smart people don't teach because they are afraid that they will learn too fast; stupid people don't teach because they can't be much better anyway.

In fact, it does not seem too much to say that Ip Man deliberately twisted some moves to fool his disciples. However, Ip Man, who came from a wealthy family with a bookish background and a high self-esteem, could not possibly teach his disciples, who were considered "ordinary", with patience and care. This, coupled with his extremely subtle old-school Confucianism, created a mentality in which he did not care about the mistakes of his disciples. It was only around the time of Ip Man's death that his ten disciples, such as Wong Shun Leung, Bruce Lee and Leung Ting, became famous and cleared their names.

In addition to practicing martial arts in his later years, Grandmaster Man liked to drink tea at a teahouse with three or five disciples or friends. I occasionally played mahjong. Zhong, his favorite cricket fighting. Sometimes he would go to watch dogfighting with his hometown friend, Serpentine Diao Liang Fangjia.

In December 1972, Ip Man died in Hong Kong at the age of 79 after a long illness. Wing Chun practitioners unanimously praised him as the master of the Wing Chun school.