Description

Association of Ip Man's Wing Chun line in Hong Kong. Planned from 1964 and ratified in 1967 with Ip Man as president, it was the first private traditional martial arts association registered with and recognised by the Hong Kong government.

Also known as

VTAA

Founded

• 
  Ip Man

Officers (2)

• 
  Ip Man

  President

  1967

  Probable

  Probable

  Single source.

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

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Single source.

  “His students bought an apartment that served as headquarters for the organization in 1966 and Ip Man was finally named the new association’s president in 1967.”

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

  Treasurer

  1967

  Probable

  Probable

  Single source.

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

  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

Locations (1)

• Hong Kong

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Tags

wing-chun · chinese-martial-arts

Sources