Description

Wing Chun teacher, elder son and student of Ip Man. He trained from the age of seven in Foshan, moved to Hong Kong in 1962, resumed his studies there and was the first treasurer of the Ving Tsun Athletic Association (1967).

Teachers (1)

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  Ip Man

  swordsWing Chun Probable

  Probable

  Own account only.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  (1931) (1962)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Own account only.

  “He relates that his father was often quite strict with him (probably reflecting his own traditional upbringing) and saw to it that he began to learn Wing Chun at the age of seven.”

  — Judkins, Benjamin N.; Nielson, Jon. (2015). The Creation of Wing Chun: A Social History of the Southern Chinese Martial Arts link info

  “Ip Chun started to drop by the school in the evenings and eventually resumed his studies.”

  — Judkins, Benjamin N.; Nielson, Jon. (2015). The Creation of Wing Chun: A Social History of the Southern Chinese Martial Arts link info

Lineage

• Wing Chun Ip Man ← Ng Chung-so ← Chan Wah-shun ← Leung Jan · 4 generations

Offices held (1)

• corporate_fareTreasurerVing Tsun Athletic Association Probable

  Probable

  Single source.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  1967

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Single source.

  “Ip Chun served as the fledgling association’s first treasurer; he was well suited to the post given his professional experience as an accountant.”

  — Judkins, Benjamin N.; Nielson, Jon. (2015). The Creation of Wing Chun: A Social History of the Southern Chinese Martial Arts link info

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