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).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Ip/Yip.
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
Cheung Wing-sing
(m. 1916; died 1960)
Children
Ip Chun (son)
Ip Ching (son)
Ip Nga-sum (daughter)
Ip Nga-wun (daughter)
Ip Siu-wah (son), with Shanghai Po
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
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Yè Wèn
Bopomofo
ㄧㄝˋ ㄨㄣˋ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
Yeh Wenn
Wade–Giles
Yeh⁴ Wên⁴
Tongyong Pinyin
Yè Wùn
IPA
[jêwə̂n]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Yihp Mahn
Jyutping
Jip6 Man6
Canton Romanization
Yip6 Men6
IPA
[jìːp̚mɐ̀n]
Ip Kai-man
Traditional Chinese
葉繼問
Simplified Chinese
叶继问
Cantonese Yale
Yihp Gai Mahn
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Yè Jìwèn
Bopomofo
ㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄣˋ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
Yeh Jih Wenn
Wade–Giles
Yeh⁴ Chi⁴-wên⁴
Tongyong Pinyin
Yè Jì-wùn
IPA
[jêtɕîwə̂n]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Yihp Gai Mahn
Jyutping
Jip6 Gai3 man6
Canton Romanization
Yip6 Gei3-men6
IPA
[jìːp̚kɐ̄imɐ̀n]
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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 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.
^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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