Yip Man

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Yip Man - 葉 問

Yip Man ( Chinese  葉 問  /  叶 问 , Pinyin Yè Wèn , Jyutping Jip 6 Man 6 , Yale Yip Man , alternative transcription Ip Man , originally 葉繼 問  /  叶继 问 , Yè Jìwèn , Jyutping Jip 6 Gai 3 man 6 , Cantonese  Yip Kai Man ; * October 1, 1893 in Foshan , China ; † December 2, 1972 in Hong Kong ) was posthumously honored as the "Grand Master" of the southern Chinese martial art Wing Chun . Many variants of this martial art refer to his teaching today . Yip Man himself renounced titles such as “master” or “grandmaster” throughout his life.

Career

Yip Man learned the until then little known martial art of Wing Chun from Chan Wah Shun ( 陳華順  /  陈华顺 , Chén Huáshùn ), who worked from 1901 to 1906 in a shop for porcelain and stoneware ( 缸 瓦 店 ) on what was then the street called Lin Fa Dei ( 蓮花 地 大街  /  莲花 地 大街 , Liánhuādì Dàjiē ) worked in Foshan and trained Wing Chun students. Later teachers of Yip Man were Chan's pupil Ng Jung Su ( 吳仲 素  /  吴仲 素 , Wú Zhòngsù ) and Leung Bik ( 梁 璧 , Liáng Bì , 1845–1920), a son of Chan's teacher Leung Jan (also Leung Jaan 梁贊  /  梁赞 , Liáng Zàn ). Leung Bik is the second son of Leung Jan and the younger brother of Leung Chun ( 梁春 , Liáng Chūn ). He came to Hong Kong to do business in the textile industry during the politically unstable period of the Qing Imperial government (1644–1912).

At fifteen, Yip Man went to Hong Kong to attend school, but left the city for two years to complete his martial arts training. In 1909, at the age of sixteen, Yip Man met Leung Bik in Hong Kong. During this time, Yip Man became his Kungfu student in Wing Chun. Yip Man later also worked as an investigator for the police in southern China for a few years before he returned to Hong Kong in late 1949 (the PR China was founded on October 1) to open a Wing Chun school in the Kowloon Restaurant Association . This was followed later by more.

In 1966 (all known sources state this) at a suggestion by Yip Man, the Ving Tsun Athletic Association was founded by his son, Yip Chun, and six other students in Hong Kong (Yip Man used the transcription Ving Tsun for the martial art, which in Europe is often transcribed as Wing Chun ; see also here ).

Yip Man taught Wing Chun for the first time in his home town of Foshan , and later in Hong Kong. The following locations of the premises are known:

  • Association of Restaurant Workers of Hong Kong (in the back room), Da Na Street, Hong Kong
  • Wah Ying Restaurant , Stanley Street, Central , Hong Kong
  • Sam Tai Tze Temple, Hong Kong
  • Public Safety Union (Stanley Street school moved here because of too many students)
  • Fo Shan Ving Tsun Club , Hoi Tan Street, Hong Kong; this was later relocated to Lee Tat Street and finally to the Shin Yip Building
  • Ving Tsun Association , Nullah Road (near Nathan Road ), Hong Kong

Yip Man dedicated his life to fighting, whether in Wing Chun or in the enthusiasm for attack dogs and roosters. Yip Man himself was always described by companions as calm, modest and always well dressed.

student

His most famous student was Bruce Lee , who emigrated to America and used elements of Wing Chun there in order to cultivate his own Jeet Kune Do style .

Other students of Yip Man were among others: Yip Chun and Yip Ching (Yip Man's sons), Lo Man Kam (Yip Man's nephew); Chan Shing (Chris Chan), Chan Wah, Chan Wei Hong, Cheung Cheuk Hing (William Cheung), Chu Song Tin, Hawkins Cheung, Chiu Yau, Ho Kam Ming, Jiu Wan, Viktor Khan, Markus Lam, Lau Kung Shing (Sam Lau), Lee Han, Lee Man, Lee Wing, Lee Wei Chi, Duncan Leung, Leung Sheung, Leung Ting , Lo Bing, Lok Yiu, Moy Yat, Tsui Shan Tin, Wang Kiu, Wong Shun Leung, Yip Bo Ching.

Source: Ving Tsun Athletic Association Hong Kong

Historical images

Yip Man with 18-year-old Bruce Lee , 1958

There are few authentic recordings of Yip Man. For example, there is a series of photos of the “wooden doll shape” that is owned by Yip Chun (Ip Chun) and that he published together with Leung Ting in the book “116 WingTsun wooden doll techniques”. Two weeks before Yip Man's death, additional photos were taken showing him practicing the forms of “ Siu Nim Tao ” and “ Cham Kiu ” as well as the “wooden doll form”. However, these recordings show Yip Man in poor health. Other recordings are in the possession of Lok Yiu's family ( 駱 耀  /  骆 耀 ). Lok Yiu was Yip Man's second student in Hong Kong and accompanied him until his death. Several pictures were taken.

In the Leung Ting WingTsun family it is reported that various film recordings of Yip Man are said to have been made by Tang Sang as early as 1967. These recordings show Yip Man exercising the three unarmed forms as well as the “ wooden dolls ” and the “ long stick form ”. “Hand forms” and “wooden doll form” were published in instructional videos by Yip Chun in the 1980s and can even be found on YouTube today. However , it has not been proven whether a recording of the “ double knife shape ” exists.

Movies

  • On December 29, 2008, the first feature film about his years in Foshan was shot in Hong Kong: Ip Man . The main role is played by Donnie Yen as Yip Man. The climax of the film is a fight that is said to have taken place between the Japanese commander General Miura and Yip Man at the time of the Second Sino-Japanese War in the market square of Foshan.
  • On April 29, 2010 a sequel was completed with Ip Man 2 . Yip Man moves to Hong Kong and opens his own Wing Chun school. He has to compete with many Kung Fu masters in order to finally be able to open a school. The movie's final battle shows Yip Man fighting a British boxer to save China's honor.
  • On June 24, 2010, Ip Man Zero, a prequel to the Ip Man series, was released, which shows the early years of the young Yip Man. To Yu-Hang plays the leading role in the film.
  • The film The Grandmaster by Wong Kar-Wai premiered in China on January 8, 2013 and also opened the 2013 Berlinale . The film shows the chronicle of Yip Man from the 1930s in Foshan about his escape to Hong Kong after the Second Sino-Japanese War and the time up to his death. Yip Man is played by Tony Leung . In the same year the film Ip Man - The Final Fight was also released, directed by Herman Yau , in which Anthony Wong plays the title role.
  • On December 24, 2015 to February 2, 2016, the third part of the Ip-Man series was released , in which Donnie Yen again embodies the grandmaster. This episode recounts his commitment to a local school threatened by foreign criminals while his wife becomes ill with cancer and his kung fu style is challenged by an emerging rival.

literature

Web links

Commons : Yip Man  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ip Man Ving Tsun Family Tree - 葉 問 詠 春 體育 會 傳承. In: www.vingtsun.org.hk. Retrieved November 18, 2019 (Chinese, English).
  2. ↑ a b Wing Chun Lineage - 詠 春 傳承. In: lclwingchun.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019 (Chinese, English).
  3. ↑ a b Leung Bik - 梁 璧. In: hk2.origin.bing.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019 (Chinese).
  4. ↑ a b c The Development of Ving Tsun Kung Fu in Hong Kong (1950–1953) - 香港 詠 春 體育 會 發展 (1950–1953). In: www.vingtsun.org.hk. Retrieved November 18, 2019 (Chinese, English).
  5. ↑ a b c The Development of Ving Tsun Kung Fu in Hong Kong (1954–1960) - 香港 詠 春 體育 會 發展 (1954–1960). In: www.vingtsun.org.hk. Retrieved November 18, 2019 (Chinese, English).
  6. ^ A b The Development of Ving Tsun Kung Fu in Hong Kong (1961–1970) - 香港 詠 詠 體育 會 發展 (1961–1970). In: www.vingtsun.org.hk. Retrieved November 18, 2019 (Chinese, English).
  7. ↑ Ip Man 4 (2019) - 葉 問 4 (2019). In: hkmdb.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019 (Chinese, English).
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Yip is the family name here, Man is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Yip, man
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Grand master of the (South) Chinese martial art Wing Chun
DATE OF BIRTH October 1, 1893
PLACE OF BIRTH Foshan , China
DATE OF DEATH 2nd December 1972
Place of death Hong Kong