Being a practitioner of Southern Shaolin Kung Fu (Nan Shaolin/Nan Sil Lum) I have learned a great deal about the Wing Chun/Yong Chun system. I was actually surprised that you talked about the late Yip Sifu's addiction to Opium. According to the First Cousin of my late Master of the Jow Ga/Chau Ga system Dean Chin (Chin Yuk Jeun) told me that, while he was learning the Choy Li Fut system from his Sifu on the Kowloon side of Hong Kong, it was an open secret that Yip Sifu was known as a smoker of Opium. My Si Suk ( Younger Uncle) said that after Yip Man died in 1972, many of Yip Sifu's students were all going around saying that, only they had learned the Real Secrets from Yip Man. Because of this, many Master's/Sifu's from other styles were all saying to themselves, how do they know what they got from Yip Man was correct, since he was high off of Opium much of the time. Regardless the Wing Chun system can lay claim to having two of the most famous Masters of Martial Arts within the 20th Century. Yip Man and Bruce Lee (Lee Siu Lung).👍
@@smr144 Where did you get that information from? He did not collaborate with the Japanese. Exactly like in the first movie he fought with a few of them in competitions. After winning all his fights the Japanese insisted that Yip Man teach their troops but Yip Man refused and ran and hid in the forests as even he could not fight the guns of the Japanese.
It was in Yip’s latter years that he became addicted. He was pretty much retired from teaching at this stage and the teachings in his school was being carried out by the senior students. In part this was why Bruce wasn’t taught directly by Yip Man when he returned from the states.
Great video. I love martial arts lore and you delivery it with such respect. Also I love your choice in sweater color. Goes well with your collared shirt and blends well with the background choice. Also I’m the guy who called you out on your worn out t-shirt collar in a previous video. I apologize again for that. Keep doing what you’re doing. Your videos make me happy.
Yip was and will remain a very highly regarded Kung fu master. Not much fact in the movies but fun to watch. There are many documented accounts of his senior students. As well as video of their teachings.
Lee created Jeet Kune Do, which I think was a good move rather than continuing to argue with other kung fu masters who were reluctant to teach the art to Americans/Europeans.
fun facts: IP Man fled to HK when the CCP banned martial arts on mainland (for fear of being overthrown), IP Man became an opium smoker in HK and a kung fu sifu
This is honestly extremely well done. Surprised to see mention of Yuen Kay San. Good job on the research. Only thing that really stands out is the claim of opium smoking, which only comes from Leung Siu Hung. Ma Hang Lum, one of Yip Man's senior disciples (still alive at 87!), has publicly refuted this claim quite often. Very good video. My YKS buddy will be happy to see you gave YKS a shout out.
@learnchinesenow no, thank you for putting such care and serious research into this video. Never seen your channel before and I was expecting the usual UA-cam quick wrong vid, not something you clearly put effort into. As a 3rd generation student under Yip Man's first disciple, thank you for your care and diligence!
Ip Man never personally trained Bruce Lee. He assigned one of his students to train Bruce. Bruce did not hold Wing Chun in high regard. He famously said that Wing Chun is great if you are fighting in a bathroom. Also, Jeet Kune Do is not a style of fighting; It's a martial arts philosophy. Bruce Lee was against styles and forms in martial arts.
Ip Man personally taught Bruce Lee up until his fellow students found out that he was not pure Chinese , then instead of dismissing Bruce Lee from his school he had Wong Sheung Leaung teach him privately . After studyiny a year and a half Bruce Lee's parents made Bruce Lee leave Hong Kong because he was getting into to much trouble . With no one to teach him Wing Chun in America ( at that time there were not many scools in his area ), he started studying other styles . Later he opened Jeet Kune Do schools , these were a just a concept of what techniques worked for each individual student , his concept was mostly based on the Wing Chun system .
@ He never had JKD schools. JKD is a philosophy. His school was Jun Fan Gung Fu. He was developing his JKD principles until his death. Going back to Ip Man, I don’t disagree with you. Ip man was officially Bruce’s instructor, but Bruce received the majority of his training from William Cheung and the other guy. Yes, Bruce had to leave Hong Kong for the U.S., and William had to leave too. When you piss off Triads you get the hell out.
Bruce Lee was taught Ving Tsun by Wong Shun Leung, the ‘king of talking hands’, who was a student of Yip and a fighter. Bruce received little to no instruction directly from Yip.
By the way Yip Man did not actually teach Bruce Lee. I’ve practiced Wing Chun Kung Fu from Yip Mans lineage for 30 years and counting. Yip Man, Grand Master William Cheung, Master Keith Mazza, then Myself. This fact is reinforced by the Great Dan Inosanto( that’s another story). OH, Long story very short) he was initial taught Wing Chun by his childhood friend William Cheung.
Donnie Yen's Ip Man made the Real Deal Really epic!! But ,Yip Man was 5'2 & Donnie is 5'8 & Anthony Wong is kinda Beefy didn't quite looked like Yip Man..The Ip Man actor I'm most impressed with was The Ip Man Awakening actor he's short like Yip & his Wing Chun's are Masterly
most people got his birth year mixed up bad if you dig into what year he attended St Stephen's. there are no bd or date his final departure on his grave stone oh but there it shows his real name - Ip kai men ( Ye Ji Wen to be politically correct)
I NEVER Yip Man was an Opium additc 😮!! He lost her wife & DAUGHTER ( NONE of the Ip Man 📽 ever said he had a daughter) I CAN'T understand why Bruce was ever denied lessons in Wing Chun ( He looks just as Chinese as Yip himself) I believe him being a celebrity child ( he was an actor 1st) help him get in Yip's 🏫
may I know why is that trendy to talk about Yip Man ? Political or business agenda? He wasn't only one who represented the art. May I know? btw, the picture of Leung Bik is not accurate
@nekonicodemus6107 before the movies there was Bruce Lee who made his name well known in martial arts community. They used Bruce Lee's fame to make WingChun popular. One money making machine.
@@nekonicodemus6107 in fact present day movies are made as a fiction. Even if the script is based on true story they always twists some details to hide or expose certain things. Good thing in it is the producers hiring experts and they do a proper research to provide later in the script. Sometimes is rejected due to a civil law and to avoid prosecution. I simply can't believe how people blindly follow fictional story and take them as realistic events.
This is a great video and a fantastic channel! My only problem is the embedded commercial for the CIA/Falun-Gong Anti-China Dance off at the end. I guess next time you can get Fox News to do a bit about how "China wants War" 🙄
Have you seen the show?? It's about China before the CCP's cultural revolution destroyed the great Chinese culture. Anyone who has actually read the history of the culture revolution knows how harm it has done to China's historical legacy. You should educate yourself.
@smr144 China never lost its Culture. It's Culture still defines itself as it has for centuries. The Pro-Western Imperialists that haven't been able to turn China into a Puppet Colony area the only ones blabbering about "China losing its Culture" the same way Bill O'Reilly whined Endlessly about the So-called "War on Christmas" 🤦♂️
My Grandmaster and my last life, Thank you. I am A student Of Keith Fein. Who is a student of Grandmaster Emine Boztepe who is a Student of Grandmaster Leung Ting, Who was direct Student of Yip Man, Who is My last life.
Being a practitioner of Southern Shaolin Kung Fu (Nan Shaolin/Nan Sil Lum) I have learned a great deal about the
Wing Chun/Yong Chun system. I was actually surprised that you talked about the late Yip Sifu's addiction to Opium.
According to the First Cousin of my late Master of the Jow Ga/Chau Ga system Dean Chin (Chin Yuk Jeun) told me that, while he was learning the Choy Li Fut system from his Sifu on the Kowloon side of Hong Kong, it was an open secret that Yip Sifu was known as a smoker of Opium. My Si Suk ( Younger Uncle) said that after Yip Man died in 1972, many of Yip Sifu's students were all going around saying that, only they had learned the Real Secrets from Yip Man. Because of this, many Master's/Sifu's from other styles were all saying to themselves, how do they know what they got from Yip Man was correct, since he was high off of Opium much of the time. Regardless the Wing Chun system can lay claim to having two of the most famous Masters of Martial Arts within the 20th Century.
Yip Man and Bruce Lee (Lee Siu Lung).👍
Not to mention that allegedly, he was a Japanese collaborator
@@smr144 so it is actually opposite to what is presented in the movie - interesting
@@smr144 Where did you get that information from? He did not collaborate with the Japanese. Exactly like in the first movie he fought with a few of them in competitions. After winning all his fights the Japanese insisted that Yip Man teach their troops but Yip Man refused and ran and hid in the forests as even he could not fight the guns of the Japanese.
That's very old information. It was known decades ago.
It was in Yip’s latter years that he became addicted. He was pretty much retired from teaching at this stage and the teachings in his school was being carried out by the senior students. In part this was why Bruce wasn’t taught directly by Yip Man when he returned from the states.
This is great. I've seen every Ip man movie. Even those you didn't mention. Thank you very much. This video is gold.
Thanks for talking about Ip man, his movies and his martial arts motivates me and aspiring and I will never get bored watching his movies.
Great video. I love martial arts lore and you delivery it with such respect. Also I love your choice in sweater color. Goes well with your collared shirt and blends well with the background choice. Also I’m the guy who called you out on your worn out t-shirt collar in a previous video. I apologize again for that. Keep doing what you’re doing. Your videos make me happy.
Yip was and will remain a very highly regarded Kung fu master. Not much fact in the movies but fun to watch. There are many documented accounts of his senior students. As well as video of their teachings.
Love the martial arts history thanks
Lee created Jeet Kune Do, which I think was a good move rather than continuing to argue with other kung fu masters who were reluctant to teach the art to Americans/Europeans.
I am one with the Force and the Force is with me?
Why the question??
The old man in his 70ies playing leung bik is actually the son of yip man! He's still alive and 100 yo
Thats awesome
yip chun is 102 now
Accuracy 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Well done! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
He’s great ❤❤❤❤❤❤
I wonder what I Man 5 will be about, since the end of Ip Man 4 was quite final.
Ip Man is already dead in part 4, there is no reason to have a part 5.
@@mrbenwong86 Ip Man 5: Ip man FUCKING rises from his grave
fun facts: IP Man fled to HK when the CCP banned martial arts on mainland (for fear of being overthrown), IP Man became an opium smoker in HK and a kung fu sifu
... I'd love to see a retelling of these stories before I die ... as close to Historical Accuracy as Possible
Thanks for uploading please keep on bringing such stories for us (I’d like to know more about hung gar style)
Please make a video on Li Shuwen
leung bik actor was Yip Man's son Ip Chun.
And the actor of Ip Man is an actual student of Ip Chun
@xAllObj Dennis To us lucky he got to learn from a liu chia leung student as well.
I do Wing Chun Kung Fu, and I love Yip Man(aka Ip Man).
fei chang hao
This is honestly extremely well done. Surprised to see mention of Yuen Kay San. Good job on the research.
Only thing that really stands out is the claim of opium smoking, which only comes from Leung Siu Hung.
Ma Hang Lum, one of Yip Man's senior disciples (still alive at 87!), has publicly refuted this claim quite often.
Very good video. My YKS buddy will be happy to see you gave YKS a shout out.
Thanks
@learnchinesenow no, thank you for putting such care and serious research into this video. Never seen your channel before and I was expecting the usual UA-cam quick wrong vid, not something you clearly put effort into. As a 3rd generation student under Yip Man's first disciple, thank you for your care and diligence!
4:00 fun fact that is ip man/yip man's son named Ip chun. Maybe im wrong.
Ip Man never personally trained Bruce Lee. He assigned one of his students to train Bruce. Bruce did not hold Wing Chun in high regard. He famously said that Wing Chun is great if you are fighting in a bathroom. Also, Jeet Kune Do is not a style of fighting; It's a martial arts philosophy. Bruce Lee was against styles and forms in martial arts.
Ip Man personally taught Bruce Lee up until his fellow students found out that he was not pure Chinese , then instead of dismissing Bruce Lee from his school he had Wong Sheung Leaung teach him privately . After studyiny a year and a half Bruce Lee's parents made Bruce Lee leave Hong Kong because he was getting into to much trouble . With no one to teach him Wing Chun in America ( at that time there were not many scools in his area ), he started studying other styles . Later he opened Jeet Kune Do schools , these were a just a concept of what techniques worked for each individual student , his concept was mostly based on the Wing Chun system .
@ He never had JKD schools. JKD is a philosophy. His school was Jun Fan Gung Fu. He was developing his JKD principles until his death. Going back to Ip Man, I don’t disagree with you. Ip man was officially Bruce’s instructor, but Bruce received the majority of his training from William Cheung and the other guy. Yes, Bruce had to leave Hong Kong for the U.S., and William had to leave too. When you piss off Triads you get the hell out.
If someone makes you unhappy, you should scold him: Tsaoo, Malug buzz😝
Interesting the lines the genius take away the enemy's sight you can have nothing but fun then legendary
Accurate? How could these fun movies be accurate?😂😂😂😂😂
Love how they keep showing scenes from the first movie but calling it the 2nd
The Force is strong with this one
Bay Chen (cough up) 15 🥈 silver
I love all YIP MAN MOVIES
How long to did Bruce Lee train with Yip Man?
Not that long
Yip Man is likely to be one of many unknown Kung Fu Wing Chun master, if not for Bruce Lee.
Bruce Lee was taught Ving Tsun by Wong Shun Leung, the ‘king of talking hands’, who was a student of Yip and a fighter. Bruce received little to no instruction directly from Yip.
By the way Yip Man did not actually teach Bruce Lee. I’ve practiced Wing Chun Kung Fu from Yip Mans lineage for 30 years and counting. Yip Man, Grand Master William Cheung, Master Keith Mazza, then Myself. This fact is reinforced by the Great Dan Inosanto( that’s another story). OH, Long story very short) he was initial taught Wing Chun by his childhood friend William Cheung.
so he left Foshan in 1937 to where? if he only arrived in HK in 1949
Macao
Ip Man Wing Chun fighter was much much stronger then any movie ever made about him. You will never know the hidden power of wing Chun 😮😮
Bro had the correct IP address
Do a back ground on Di renji or justice Bao. What is the truth about their background.
2013 The Grandmaster
And since lees mother was a top level opium dealer it all.makes more sence now .
Also that Seventy year old man in that movie is Yipmans son
yip chun
is he still alive
WOW
Donnie Yen's Ip Man made the Real Deal Really epic!! But ,Yip Man was 5'2 & Donnie is 5'8 & Anthony Wong is kinda Beefy didn't quite looked like Yip Man..The Ip Man actor I'm most impressed with was The Ip Man Awakening actor he's short like Yip & his Wing Chun's are Masterly
Wait so Sammo hung played 找錢華？ imagine 葉問 when he saw his reincarnated tutor in ip man 2 lmfao
Christ, I've been calling homie I.P. Man all these god damn years.
IP man will fix your computer, but Yip Man will fight off your enemies
most people got his birth year mixed up bad if you dig into what year he attended St Stephen's.
there are no bd or date his final departure on his grave stone oh but there it shows his real name - Ip kai men ( Ye Ji Wen to be politically correct)
👍✌️❤️😘
Real wing chun look more like karate than cringe stance in movie, today everyone think wing chun is a like ip man movie. Wrong idea.
What is his IP address?
叶问！ 葉問
aka ye yi / ip yet 葉溢；but actual name ip kai men 葉繼問
I NEVER Yip Man was an Opium additc 😮!! He lost her wife & DAUGHTER ( NONE of the Ip Man 📽 ever said he had a daughter) I CAN'T understand why Bruce was ever denied lessons in Wing Chun ( He looks just as Chinese as Yip himself) I believe him being a celebrity child ( he was an actor 1st) help him get in Yip's 🏫
not very same face i think ip man original handsome after that son
died exactly 22 years ago
may I know why is that trendy to talk about Yip Man ? Political or business agenda? He wasn't only one who represented the art. May I know? btw, the picture of Leung Bik is not accurate
Because of the movies, he is the most well known.
@nekonicodemus6107 before the movies there was Bruce Lee who made his name well known in martial arts community. They used Bruce Lee's fame to make WingChun popular. One money making machine.
@@nekonicodemus6107 in fact present day movies are made as a fiction. Even if the script is based on true story they always twists some details to hide or expose certain things. Good thing in it is the producers hiring experts and they do a proper research to provide later in the script. Sometimes is rejected due to a civil law and to avoid prosecution. I simply can't believe how people blindly follow fictional story and take them as realistic events.
I thought he died in Ip Man 4 (sorry Spoiler). How is the plot of Ip Man 5 gonna be like?
Wing chun is not a good style reality, ipman loses to huo yuanjia aka jet li's fearless
Yip Man and his Weng Chun friends at his birthday party ua-cam.com/users/shorts60QrT2ea_Kg?si=iV1-87vAyp_-0iVV
This is a great video and a fantastic channel!
My only problem is the embedded commercial for the CIA/Falun-Gong Anti-China Dance off at the end. I guess next time you can get Fox News to do a bit about how "China wants War" 🙄
Have you seen the show?? It's about China before the CCP's cultural revolution destroyed the great Chinese culture. Anyone who has actually read the history of the culture revolution knows how harm it has done to China's historical legacy. You should educate yourself.
@smr144 Does Henry Kissinger and the Dali Lama make a Cameo too ? 🙄
@smr144 China never lost its Culture. It's Culture still defines itself as it has for centuries. The Pro-Western Imperialists that haven't been able to turn China into a Puppet Colony area the only ones blabbering about "China losing its Culture" the same way Bill O'Reilly whined Endlessly about the So-called "War on Christmas" 🤦♂️
My Grandmaster and my last life, Thank you. I am A student Of Keith Fein. Who is a student of Grandmaster Emine Boztepe who is a Student of Grandmaster Leung Ting, Who was direct Student of Yip Man, Who is My last life.
My Great grandfather in my System