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Fo Shan's citizens were well off and practiced kung fu as a hobby.

Martial clubs became popular, turning Fo Shan into a province renowned for martial arts.

Martial Arts Street in Fo Shan, 1935

Another competitor

Okay, let's start practicing

Come on, ready...

One...

Two...

One... two...

Sir, a Master Liu is looking for you

May l know who you are?

I'm the patriarch of the Liu Fist Sect

l just started a martial club in Fo Shan

Congratulations

l hear that Master Ip is a Wing Chun expert l'd love to practice with you today

Can we do it some other day?

It's not convenient right now

Since I'm already here,

let's just play around for a bit

It's all private. No one else shall know who wins

It's not a matter of winning. I'm having dinner

In that case... I'll wait for you

Master Liu

Have you eaten yet?

Please join me

You want one?

No, thanks

ls the food all right tonight?

Very good indeed

That's good

Very quick

Leave it, Uncle Master Liu

Please!

Please!

Are you okay?

I'm fine...

Let's start again!

Okay, here l come

Touch Touch All touch Thanks for being lenient, Master Liu

Thanks for teaching me. I've learnt a lot

The pleasure was all mine

Regarding this private duel, Master lp...

l won't tell anyone. Don't worry

Thanks so much. I'm totally grateful

Goodbye

Farewell

So long

lp pushed Master Liu's whole body away

Isn't "Move 1000 Catties with 4 Taels" Tai Chi?

l thought Master Ip practiced Anyway, he pushed him away with one hand

Liu refused to admit de lp kept chasing after him fiercely!

But Liu remained indignant after being hit

He jumped at Ip like a hungry dog

These tea leaves are pretty good and cheap

Thank you

Got to go Farewell

Goodbye Goodbye, see you next time

Who put these here, Uncle Ping?

Your brother

l thought Liu was good but he's so bad at defense and was beaten up like a pighead

He co-owns his dad's restaurant. He's always idle

Ask that kid to serve the customers Good morning

Brother lp!

Morning, Master lp

ls Quan here yet?

He's waiting for you upstairs

Been here long, Quan?

You're always late

I'm busy

Busy with what?

Drinking tea, eating, practicing

What else?

This tea smells nice

I'm talking about you

Have you ordered yet?

l got something to discuss with you

Let's eat first and then we'll talk

This just came out of the oven! Try it...

Heard that you had a duel with Master Liu

and had beaten him quickly. ls that true?

Who told you that, Lin?

My brother

Should've told me earlier. I'm his disciple now!

But you've been a disciple of every master

Was the duel private, Brother lp?

We have things to discuss. Leave us for now

Then l won't disturb your private conversation

Good!

Morning, Master! Morning

Morning

Master

Heard that you were beaten by Ip Man

Everyone in Fo Shan knows about it now

Nonsense!

Yuan at the restaurant

Everything is costly in Fo Shan these days

So what?

That means the economy is good in Fo Shan

Everybody can afford to spend money ls that so?

Clothing is the most important in our daily lives

There will be lots of demand forfuture clothing

I'll open a cotton mill to provide cotton for them

l want you to be my partner

l don't know anything about business

But l do

I'm not in need of money

Who's Yuan? Show yourself!

l am

You rascal. You ruined my reputation

l must teach you a lesson!

Master...

He's my brother. Let's talk

Calm down. Okay, Master?

Your brother? He ruined my reputation

He said l was beaten by Ip Man

What's gonna happen to my martial club?

Who will want to be my disciples?

Apologize!

l didn't do anything wrong. l told the truth!

You're bullshitting again! You... Master...

Master Ip is upstairs. Seek him out if you have guts!

What? Go!

Take it easy, Master...

Master...

Don't be angry, Master

I've been wronged, Master lp

Master...

Please tell everybody

you've defeated Master Liu in a duel

Master lp...

You got to clear my name

You liar, why're you bothering Brother lp?

I'm no liar

l sawthe duel when l was picking up my kite

Your kite was cut and fell into Brother Ip's house

You saw the whole duel between the two masters

lsn't that too much of a coincidence?

That's exactly what happened

Even if it's true, you shouldn't have told everyone

You're not supposed to admit to certain things

What's wrong with admitting to the truth?

That might cause embarrassment for others

What embarrassment? I don't know so much

This is embarrassment!

You don't need to do that, Lin

Why're you laughing? You think I'm invisible?

Captain... it's no big deal

What no big deal?

Leave! Don't you leave!

Captain, it's no big deal

l saw everything. I'm warning you...

I'll nab whoever that causes trouble on my turf

l didn't cause any trouble

Someone ruined my name. I'm here to claim justice

What justice? I am justice

You hooligans are fighting all the time

What age are we in now.

Still talking about martial arts?

We're talking about arms and guns!

Guns. Got it?

You know, Captain Li...

We martial artists are energetic

Sometimes we might be a bit too loud

But that doesn't mean we're not civilized

We're civilized folks. Please don't pull the gun

Cut me some slack

Lin, set a table for Captain Li. It's on me

Yes... Captain Li, this way please

What you looking at? Get lost

Don't look Don't look... Get out of the way

Please

Master Liu

As you please

Why so secretive?

I'm really not good at business

Take this to set up the mill. Pay me back if you make a profit

lt'll be a while before l can repay you

Take your time

Another request: take my son as your disciple

There're so many martial club masters. Ask them

None of them is better than you

We're similar

Brother lp

Lin

Brother Quan

l learnt some new moves. Practice with me

You got so much time. You found your brother?

Let him be

He'll come back once he spent all his money

Let's try

Dad, did Uncle Ip agree?

Let's go watch over there

You draw very well, Zhun

What new moves have you learnt? Let's see

Brother lp, my master says

this move is offense and defense all in one

Attack while defending. Defend while attacking

Aren't they the same?

Go away, ignorant kid

Here l come

This move attacks the midrib

Stop reciting mantra. Hit your target

Mom, I'm done with my drawing

So beautiful. Show it to Dad

Hit to disperse. Disperse while hitting

My last move was "disperse while hitting"...

Dad, look

Wait. I'm not free at the moment

You don't get it? No

Come again if you don't get it

Try again

Dad doesn't want to see it

There you go What?

That was "disperse while hitting" Once more, Master lp

l couldn't see clearly

See?

You guys fight every day. Aren't you tired?

You okay, Brother lp?

Sorry, Mrs lp

Goodbye, Mrs lp

l wasn't talking about you

No, there're things to take care of at the mill

Yao

l gotta go, Uncle lp

Okay, see you next time

Bye, lp

Talk to me if you're not happy

No need to throw a tantrum

Okay, please take a look at your son's drawing

Spend more time with him instead of your pals

Let's go inside, okay?

Go

Brother

Where's the martial club street?

Martial club!

Go straight ahead

One, two... Which martial club should be challenge first, Bro?

One... two! One...

Back!

You teach martial arts here?

Come in if you wanna learn

Who's the patriarch?

l am

My name is Jin

l come here as Fo Shan is famous for martial arts

l'd like to practice with Fo Shan's martial artists

Practice?

Yes!

Provocation rather?

I'm obliged

Okay!

Stand aside

See how I'll beat these out-of-towners!

Not here. Stand over there

What about it?

Wait and see!

Very good!

Where's your master?

Here!

You wanna hack me to death?

Our master is not here

Weather is so treacherous in Fo Shan these days

Let me

What are you drawing, Zhun?

He's ignoring you. Spend more time with him

Okay

So early, Lin?

Yes

I'm not here to fight. Just a few words

What's the matter?

Some out-of-towners are provoking all the clubs

Their kung fu is too good for all the masters

Can you look into that if you can?

That good?

Yes

l gotta go, Mrs lp

Hang in there, Master Liu!

We depend on you, Master Liu!

Damn it

No one in Fo Shan knows martial arts at all

l thought everyone was

lt turns out you are just bums

You can't even fight, let alone defend yourselves

Brothers, our efforts have not been wasted

Nobody in Fo Shan knows martial arts

We'll be rich this time

Brothers, let's keep it up

We open a club here to showthem our might

We will be No.1 in Fo Shan!

You think you're good by beating a few nitwits

Wait till you beat the best

Who's the best in Fo Shan?

lp Man, of course!

Go!

Come with us!

See how we shall defeat Ip Man

Dad, there're lots of people outside

What can I help you?

Sir...they...

Are you Ip Man?

I'm Jin. Heard that Fo Shan's famous for kung fu

l understand, Master Jin. I understand

You bring a crowd here to challenge me to a duel?

Of course

We're opening a club here to show our might

To open a martial club...

you need a good site. No need to fight with me

Please leave!

Uncle

lp Man!

Don't dillydally. Are you scared?

You think our house is a martial club?

Who's going to fight with you? Get lost!

You heard that. l won't fight with you

Please leave immediately

l heard Wing Chun was invented by a woman

That suits you just right

Are you afraid of your wife, lp?

No men are afraid of their wives

There're only men who respect their wives

Don't worry, Mrs lp. l won't beat him to death

If you fear he'll lose, I'll use only one hand

lf that's not enough, l can use no hands at all

Fight with him, Master lp! Beat him up!

I'm too disappointed by Fo Shan. Damn it!

So many martial artists but none of them good

Shut up!

Don't break my things

Get out of my way!

You rascals

You come at the right time

This place is small. Please get outside

and close the door on your way out

You have to redeem our honor

Ask them to leave. Hurry up!

Can l just watch?

Get out

Hurry up! Get out!

Get out! Get out!

Wing Chun, Ip Man

l really wanna see...

how a man can fight like a woman

Good kung fu does not depend on age or sex

but on how well you fight. You will know later

I'll pay!

Good!

I'll pay!

Dad, Mom said if you don't start fighting

everything in the house will be broken

Okay

Little rogue

Mind you language

Bro...

Bro...

You all right, Master

I'm fine!

How about that, Master

My kung fu isn't too bad, eh?

That's enough

My northern boxing has lost to your southern one

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No, it's not a matter of northern or southern style

The problem is you

So who won?

Look how depressed he is. He must have lost

Get lost! Go back to your hometown!

Get lost, you out-of-towners!

Master! You fought very well, lp!

You've redeemed the honor of our martial clubs

l was just lucky...

Don't be modest. You are Canton's treasure!

Thank you

Take a look. It's imported

Master lp, flowers for your wife Thanks

How much, boss?

On the house, Master lp

l can't let you pay. You saved our honor

How can that be?

You're running a business

Don't stand on ceremonies. Next time

Okay, next time

Fruits, Master lp

You're too kind. l can't For the kid

Thank you Please come again. Goodbye

Buddy

Say thank you Take this

Thank you You're welcome... Farewell

How are you, Master lp?

How are you?

How are you, Master lp?

That isn't bad at all

Yes, this is the best in our shop

Really?

It's our honor if it can be placed in your house

Thank you

What's the occasion?

Uncle Man. Auntie

You plan on opening a martial club...

why didn't you inform me first?

When did I say that?

Everybody in Fo Shan knows about it

Everybody in Fo Shan but me

Let me help you, Uncle Man

Please accept me as your disciple, Master lp

Master. Madam

Bro

You must be the one spreading the rumor

Keep order for me

Come. Go yourself

l don't care. Yao has to be your first disciple

Come on. You've known me long enough

l don't like having disciples

Be quiet

Stay in order

Stay in order and hail: Master lp! Master lp...

Master lp! Master lp...

On July 7, 1937, the Marco Polo Incident broke out. Japan invaded China

robbing its people of their livelihood and causing rampant starvation all over the country.

In October, 193 Fo Shan was occupied by the Japanese army

...who destroyed factories, infrastructures and buildings.

The population of Fo Shan shrunk from more than 300,000 to just over 70,000.

Only a dozen factories in the whole city remained in operation still.

Ip's residence was also confiscated and turned into the headquarters the Japanese army.

Ip's family was rendered homeless, living an abject existence.

Cheng, I'll step out for a sec. Will be right back

Wait

It's cold outside. Wear a jacket

Hurry up. Me this side, you that side

Be careful, Zhun. Don't hurt others

I'll give you more, Master lp

Thank you

Don't push! One by one

Don't push

One by one

You get out of the way!

The mill may be old but it's still productive

Fo Shan is very chaotic these days

You left already. Why did you come back?

Who's going to feed the workers otherwise?

All my money is invested in this mill

l can't pay you back for now

Don't worry. l almost forgot

No, I'll consider you a shareholder then

Let me calculate...

you should have ten percent shares

It's really unnecessary

Stay and help out, now that you own it too

Uncle lp

Yao

You'll be helping out? That's great!

Everyone will be lively under your leadership

And l can watch you practice

lp, stay for lunch. It's lunchtime for the workers

Yes, let's have lunch together

No, thanks

I'm not free. Next time

Goodbye

Dad, why didn't you ask Uncle Ip to stay?

He doesn't like to owe people favors

Dad, you used to practice martial arts, right?

Why did you stop?

l get hungry when l exercise

So l need to exercise less, okay?

Got it. l won't play outside from now on

You'll only stop playing today. Go eat

Hurry up and eat

This congee is a bit too thick

But you need to eat some

Be careful it's hot

How much rice is left at home?

Don't worry

I've pawned everything worth pawning

l am strong. l can look for a job

It's not the end of the world

You look for a job?

l didn't need to work. But it's different now

There's always a first time

We have enough people here

We don't need to hire more. Sorry

Boss, are you hiring?

No

Thank you

You want to hire me, Boss...

Boss...

You, you, you... Come up here...

You want to hire me, Boss...

Here

You're looking for a job, Master lp?

Come, come up...

Thank you

Brother lp!

You can't dress like that to work

l didn't expect to pour coals here

How are you, Master lp?

How are you?

How are you, Master lp?

So many martial club masters here?

The boss here used to practice martial arts too

That's why he likes to employ martial artists

By the way, are you still practicing?

l'd rather used my time to scrape a living

l can't finish it all. Help me, okay?

Eat some

How're your wife and son?

They're fine. Thank you

Did you find your brother?

l couldn't locate him since he left

Don't know if he's still alive

l don't even have the chance to say sorry

What have you lost?

l lost an iron box

What iron box?

Japanese solders are coming!

Dear workers

This is Colonel Sato

He appreciates Chinese martial arts

He knows Fo Shan is famous for martial arts

He wants to find Chinese martial artists to fight with the Japanese

Would anyone want to go?

Would anyone want to go?

Would anyone want to go?

Master?

You want us to be sandbags?

There's no door, l tell you!

Airhead

Whoever that wins will get one sack of rice

Whoever that wins will get one sack of rice

I'll go!

Lin...

Don't get into trouble

I'm going too! Me too!

They took all our rice. Now l can get them back

The world is fair

Forget it

Help me find the iron box

Let's go. It's okay. Come

Be careful

Come, let's line up

Come, come, come...

Anything else?

No, let's go Yes!

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Master?

General

Thank you, General!

Got to beat them all

Let me join in the fun

They're not good enough for General Miura

I'll show the Chinese what Japanese kung fu's like

Find three men to fight with me

Give them rice even if they lose

Yes, sir!

I've done you a favor again

General Miura will fight with three of you

You can get rice whether you win or not

The rice is not important. l just wanna beat them

Who will be going?

l will...

Let go of me... Stop shouting!

Lin, you and you... The three of you

Okay!

You've spit blood. Stop fighting

We've lost

General, they admitted defeat

Your really wanna die?

You asshole!

Lin, how are you? Lin...

Lin...

Were you tired today?

Pouring coal is not tiring at all

l saw Lin today

Really? How is he?

Not bad

l didn't expect to see him again

Master Li, Master Hong

Master lp

Did you see Lin?

Lin? No

No, l didn't

Let's eat first

Lots of us received rice yesterday

General Miura was very satisfied. Anybody wants to go today?

Anybody? Li...

Li...

Where's Lin?

Anybody wants to go?

I'm asking you. l don't know

Of course you do. You took him away

Anybody wants to go?

You'll get rice if you win

Me!

lf Master Ip is going, I'll go too!

Me too!

l wanna have a good fight with the Japanese

Anything else l can do?

No, you can go

Thanks

Can l fight three more people?

He said he wanted to fight three more people

That's it for me...

Why did you open fire?

Li! Why did you open fire?

Li! Why did you open fire?

Who let you open fire?

He took the rice even though he's lost

so... l wanted to teach him a lesson

This place is for tournaments only

Never open fire here anymore

Got it!

Please calm down, General Miura

I'll arrange the next tournament for you

Continue!

Who else wants to fight?

Me!

Li! Open the gate!

Master... Open the gate!

Tell me, was Lin beaten to death?

Open the gate

Master...

Open the gate!

Please open the gate

l wanna fight ten people!

You crazy? Please don't

l wanna fight ten people!

He said he wanted to fight ten people

Ten?

Yes

Let's see how good he is

Unit 5!

Unit 1, Unit 3, Unit 5

Start!

Be careful

Stay back!

Come back again

He wants you to come back again

I'm not here for the rice

He said... he would come back

What's your name?

He wants to know your name

I'm just a Chinese

His name is Ip Man

Be careful in the future

l don't know what Miura might do

Lackey!

Why am I a lackey?

Their deaths got nothing to do with me. I'm just an interpreter

l need to scrape a living too!

Scrape a living?

You watch your countrymen get beaten to death.

l don't have any

You do. You have lots of it

lf you have the guts, go beat them up!

Beat as many as you can!

I'm an interpreter, not a lackey...

I'm a Chinese!

I'm back

Daddy

You're back?

Have you been good?

Yes

Good boy

Are you tired today?

Go wash your face first

You're so good

l realize today I'm useless

l can't do anything

l practiced marital arts before

But so what?

This world...

is minuscule

I'm so useless

l don't care what the world is like

l only know I'm very happy now

As long as you, me, and Zhun...

can stay together, everything will be okay

It's essential for a family to stay together

Get off! Get off!

Get off...

Stand over there! On the side!

Stand over there...

Who's the boss? Come out!

l am

l just took your goods. You can buy them back

ls that okay?

l don't have money

Don't beat my dad anymore!

Wing Chun?

Damn it! Wing Chun?

Don't beat him!

Do you have money?

l don't

Do you?

No...

I'll keep beating you till you have!

The goods haven't been sold...

l don't have money

Uncle lp! Uncle lp...

Please save my dad. He's almost beaten to death

What's the matter, Yao?

Auntie

Let me go see what happens. It's okay

I'm very reasonable

It's fine if you don't have money now

I'll give you some time to raise it

As for the goods, I'll keep them for now

Master lp

Dad, are you okay?

I'm fine. Go help Uncle Fu

How can l help?

l thought your martial arts were impractical

Now l know it's very useful

l should've learnt some martial arts from you

At least l can de

Uncle lp, please stay and teach us martial arts

so thatwe can defend myself

Master lp

You're such an expert. Please teach us

Yes, Master lp. Please teach us

I'm a businessman

l know nothing other than running a business

l can't protect them, but you can

In peaceful days, it's okay if you refused to teach

But in bad times now, shouldn't you do something?

Teaching martial arts is very costly

Are you paying their fees? You owe me again?

Uncle lp, I'll be your first disciple

Dad, l wanna be taller

Taller?

Why hasn't Ip Man come back?

l... l don't know...

Find him

l don't know where he is

l don't know how to find him

How big is Fo Shan?

How difficult can it be to find him?

Fo Shan is indeed very big

No...

Please don't...

l really don't know where he is...

Useless thing! Enough!

Asshole!

Paper, stone, scissors!

You lost You colluded?

Hide well

10, 9, 8, 7...

Zhun

That way

3, 2, 1

I'm coming. I'll find you guys

Master

What're you here for?

Miura wants you to go back and fight him

Go away

l can't

Why not?

Why not? What do you want?

What do you want?

How pretty!

Shit

Let's go. It's not safe here

Let's go, Cheng

Li

You're a piece of shit!

How could you let Ip run away?

I'm sorry...

Even Colonel Sato could not stop him...

I've tried my best already...

Sorry

Shut up!

Utterly useless!

Tell them...

to dig Ip out! This is an order

Yes, sir

Little Sis

Brother, eat something

How's the master?

Okay. They are all fine

Master

Coming

Madam

See if it fits?

So are you well adapted here?

Yes

That's good

I'll let you know when the meal is ready

Li...

I'm fine

l really don't know what to say

Thank you

It's okay

We better leave Fo Shan as soon as possible

Quan is trying to find a solution for us

Where shall we go?

Hong Kong

In fact, it doesn't matter where

l still have some friends in Hong Fong

lf something happens to me...

What can happen to you?

Nothing will happen to you

They are here again! Let's scram!

They are here! They are here!

ls the money ready?

We won't give you money!

What did you say?

I'm not afraid of you! You can't bully us!

You want me to beat you up?

Damn it!

just beat him up!

Stop it!

No wonder they dare to resist

They've found a bodyguard

You spurned me for opening a club in Fo Shan

And today, you wanna mess with me again?

You wanna chase me away?

No one wanna chase you away

lp, have you ever been hungry every day?

Everybody is hungry nowadays

The first day l came to Fo Shan, l told myself...

l would never be hungry again

l will never be hungry again!

Feep beating!

Beat them!

Yuan, why you still idling here? Go!

Fill them!

Fill them!

Go

How can we get near him?

Let's go!

Master, you were so good!

Yuan

Stop there!

You know what you're doing?

l know. I'm a robber

You're robbing the Chinese

l'd rather be the bully than the bullied

l want everyone to be scared of me!

Your brother asked me to give this... Don't talk about him!

You know your brother is dead?

He's beaten to death by the Japanese

He looked for you everywhere but couldn't find you

Everyone needs to choose his own path

Master

That guy told Miura you're at the cotton mill

Don't go back, ok?

l gotta go. Remember, don't go back

Scram! Hurry up!

Don't say a word

You, come here

Where's Ip Man?

Tell me!

I'm asking you!

Hang in there. I'll figure out something

Speak!

Speak! Speak up...

I'm here! I'm Ip Man...

I'm here... Li!

Wait! Wait!

Please wait!

Li, tell Miura the workers are innocent

Ask Miura to release them

l told you not to come back. Tell him!

Shit!

Sato!

He dares to hit me... Can't we put him to death?

l know what I'm doing

Li Yes

Since the day you resisted the Japanese army

you've already been a dead man

But you're talented, you can be useful to us

So I'll give you one chance to be loyal to the Japanese Emperor

Teach our army Chinese kung fu

That way, we might still spare your life

He wanted you to teach the Japanese kung fu

l won't teach the Japanese

You wanna see me fight? I'll fight with you

He said he would think about it

He wants to have a duel with General Miura

Take him away!

Take him away!

Quan, take my wife and kid away from Fo Shan

Master lp...

General, you really wanna fight with lp?

Of course

He's an expert

But he doesn't look like...

he wants to teach the Imperial Army

He must have other motives trying to fight with you

General, don't fight with him

Let me simply shoot him dead

He challenges me to a fight

because he thinks he's better than me

lf l refuse to accept the challenge

but shoot him instead...

isn't that the same as admitting defeat?

Fighting with a Chinese

is not just a matter of personal honor for you

lt has to do with the national honor of our Empire

Are you saying l will lose?

l only fear for the worst

l will win for sure

I'll let the whole China know I've won

Yes! l understand!

l want you to teach us instead of killing you

because l appreciate your talent

But l don't think Chinese kung fu is better than Japanese

We will fight in front of everybody

That's why we need a fair tournament

You invaded our country and killed our people

Stop being hypocritical

Excuse me

Let go of me! Let me go back! Let go of my mom...

l promised Ip nothing would happen to you

It's too dangerous to go back

I heard the Japanese are fighting the Chinese

Who's fighting? Lp Man

Look, the whole place is sealed up now

In the past...

l wished he could be with me every day

So l always complained about his practice

Every time he had a duel with someone...

l would throw a tantrum

l never truly supported him

doing what he liked

Now...

This could be his last duel

I fear there won't be another chance

Why don't you give me this chance?

Why?

General Miura says...

For the sake of Sino-Japanese cultural exchange

he is having a fair tournament with Master Ip today

to share their knowledge in a friendly manner,

and to bring true peace between the two countries

Fair tournament? ls it possible?

That traitor will surely be killed by the Japanese

That's right

Shut up!

Here comes Master lp!

General Miura talked about a tournament

But l don't give a damn!

Listen up

lf you win

l will kill you

Remember this!

Yes!

You better let Miura win later

Or he won't let you live

It's more important to stay alive

Although martial arts involves armed forces

Chinese martial arts is Confucian in spirit

The virtue of martial arts is benevolence

You Japanese will never understand the principle of treating other people as you would yourselves

Because you abuse military power

You turned it into violence to oppress others

You don't deserve to learn Chinese martial arts

lp Man! Ip Man!

lp Man refused to be subjugated by the Japanese army...

...and used his fists to call forth the unity ofthe Chinese people.

Assisted by his good friend Zhou Qingquan,

the wounded Ip Man successfully fled Fo Shan with his wife and son.

On August 15, 1945

Emperor Hirohito of Japan announced that Japan would surrender unconditionally.

The Chinese finally won and ended a war that lasted eight long years.

In 1949, the Grandmaster Ip Man settled in Hong Kong.

He started his first Wing Chun class at Kowloon Hotel's Staff Association Headquarters

turning a new leaf in his life.

In 1967, Grandmaster Ip Man started the Wing Chun Athletic Association to foster...

...the spirit of Wing Chun with a group of like-minded enthusiasts,

fulfilling the most cherished dream of his later years.

Until now, renowned branch of Chinese martial arts.

The lineage of Grandmaster Ip Man's disciples has exceeded 2 million people.

There are lots of talented people among his disciples,

including the most illustrious action star of all, Bruce Lee.