Yip Man (Death and legacy)


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 display in the "Yip Man Tong" museum in the Foshan Ancestral Temple grounds. Ip Man is also included in many films based on his life.[20]

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