The Legends

Ip Man gravestone at  Wo Hop Shek , Hong Kong. Ip died on 2 December 1972 in his unit at 149  Tung Choi Street  in Hong Kong, [1]  from  throat cancer , only seven months before the death of  Bruce Lee . [16]  He was buried at  Wo Hop Shek , Hong Kong. Ip's legacy is the global practice of Wing Chun.  Ip Chun , the eldest son of Ip Man, is passionate and relentless in keeping his father's Wing Chun kung fu legacy alive. In 2014, Ip Chun was selected to represent Wing Chun as the inheritor of the legacy of Wing Chun-style kung fu. [17]  Ip's notable students include:  Leung Sheung ,  Lok Yiu ,  Chu Shong-tin ,  Wong Shun Leung ,  Bruce Lee ,  Moy Yat , Ho Kam Ming, Chow Tze Chuen,  Victor Kan , his nephew  Lo Man Kam , his sons  Ip Ching  and  Ip Chun , and closed door disciple  Leung Ting  (as stated in an interview with Grand Master Ip Man by New Martial Hero Magazine, 1972)  [18] Ip wrote a history of Wing Chun. [19]  Many artifacts of his life are on dis

Ip, his wife Cheung and their daughter arrived in Hong Kong through  Macau  in 1950. His wife and daughter would later return to Foshan to retrieve their identity cards. However, due to the  closure of borders  between China and Hong Kong in 1951, Ip and Cheung were separated for good, with the latter remaining in Foshan. Initially, Ip Man's teaching business was poor in Hong Kong because Ip's students typically stayed for only a couple of months. He moved his school twice: first to Castle Peak Road in  Sham Shui Po , and then to Lee Tat Street ( 利達街 ) in  Yau Ma Tei . By then, some of his students had attained proficiency in Wing Chun and were able to start their own schools. They would go on and spar with other martial artists to compare their skills, and their victories helped to increase Ip's fame. In about 1955, probably out of loneliness and realized the separation with his wife would be permanent, [ dubious   –  discuss ]  he had a mistress from  Shanghai , who