Ip Man

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Ip Man

Birth
Guangdong, China
Death
1 Dec 1972 (aged 79)
Hong Kong
Burial
Fanling, New Territories, Hong Kong Add to Map
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Ip Man or Yip Man is said to be the first Wing Chun master to teach the martial art openly. Ip Man started learning Wing Chun at the age of thirteen.In 1967 Ip Man started the Vin Tsun Athletic Association in Hong Kong with a few of his students.
His most famous student was Bruce Lee, who studied under him from 1954 to 1957. When Ip Man died in 1972 from throat cancer, he had established a popular training system for Wing Chun that spread around the world.
Ip Man or Yip Man is said to be the first Wing Chun master to teach the martial art openly. Ip Man started learning Wing Chun at the age of thirteen.In 1967 Ip Man started the Vin Tsun Athletic Association in Hong Kong with a few of his students.
His most famous student was Bruce Lee, who studied under him from 1954 to 1957. When Ip Man died in 1972 from throat cancer, he had established a popular training system for Wing Chun that spread around the world.