Ip Man

Ip Man
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
Nationality	Chinese
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 [jê wə̂n] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Yihp Mahn Jyutping Jip6 Man6 Canton Romanization Yip6 Men6 IPA [jìːp̚ mɐ̀n]
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 [jê tɕîwə̂n] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Yihp Gai Mahn Jyutping Jip6 Gai3 man6 Canton Romanization Yip6 Gei3-men6 IPA [jìːp̚ kɐ̄imɐ̀n]

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Ip Man (Chinese: 葉問; born Ip Kai-man; Chinese: 葉繼問; 1 October 1893 – 2 December 1972), also known as Yip Man,^[2] was born in Foshan, Guangdong. Ip Man was a martial artist and a grandmaster 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.