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  Las Vegas Wing Chun Kung Fu School
Sifu Bradley is a direct disciple of Master Lo Man Kam who is Grandmaster Yip Man's maternal nephew.
Master Lo Man Kam is the Maternal Nephew of Grandmaster Yip Man.
He is one of the original Hong Kong students of Yip Man, and the only family member that the Grandmaster taught before 1960.
www.lomankamwingchun.com   (294 words)

  
  Ýstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Wing Tsun Kulübü
Yip Man, being the son of the owner of the premises, became closely associated with Wah.
During the last few decades, Yip man was highly rated in the art of fighting by the people of Fatshan, but he never had the slightest thought of teaching his skills to anyone, always keeping the commandment of Wing Tsun that Œto spread it is in contrast to the wishes of the founder¹.
Yip Man¹s fame and the practical value of Wing Tsun were especially admired by members of the police force, of which more and more attended his gym.
clubs.bilgi.edu.tr /wt/wtusta_yipman.htm   (1238 words)

  
 About Wing Chun
Yip Man was born to a wealthy family in Fushan, Guangzhou.
Yip Man confidently replied that he would, and asked for the contest to be arranged.
Leung, looked at young Yip Man, who was still in his teens, and told him to attack him as he wished, and that he (Leung) would only defend himself and not make any offensive moves.
wcats.com /Main/YipMan.php   (830 words)

  
 Yip Man   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Yip Man was now blessed by an opportunity to further refine his Wing Chun training.
Yip Man's exposure to two great Wing Chun elders, Chan Wah Soon and Leung Bik, had provided him with a greater understanding and interpretation of the Wing Chun art.
Yip Man's son, Yip Chun, reflecting back to the early years in Hong Kong, stated that his father never in his wildest dreams thought that Wing Chun would become so popular with followers around the world.
www.wingchunassoc.com /yip_man.htm   (1381 words)

  
 wcintro
Even Yip Man was a middle height man, a lot of strong and tall students lost their battles with him because he was excellent in his Kung Fu Art.
Yip was afraid and told Li that he was inferior to that man in Kung Fu and felt shameful to go.
Yip suddenly found his eyes saw bright light, thinking "Who knows that on earth this super hands was my teacher predecessor." Yip was so fast that he realized immediately that his skills learned from Money Seeking Hua was not good enough.
www.springtimesong.com /wcyipman2.htm   (3457 words)

  
 Grandmaster Yip Man
Yip Man was the first Sifu ever to open a Wing Chun school accessible to the general public.
Yip accepted the dare and duly sought out and challenged the old man. The old man accepted his challenge and, despite Yip's growing reputation as an unmatched fighter, beat him handily.
However Yip Man established his teaching practice in Hong Kong, he managed to create with it the seeds of a martial arts revolution that, through the efforts of some of those he taught, would take root in countries spanning the world.
www.fightingmaster.com /masters/yipman/yipman.htm   (598 words)

  
 Martial Arts Biography - Yip Man
Yip Man was born in the year 1898 in the town of Fatshan in Namhoi County, Kwangtung Province, in Southern China to a wealthy merchant family.
The Yip family permitted Wing Chun master Chan Wah Shun to live and teach a small group of disciples in the family temple, since Chan's local reputation as a fighter discouraged thieves and highwaymen from attacking the family businesses.
Yip Man stayed in Fatshan where he was involved with the police and raised a family.
www.usadojo.com /biographies/yip-man.htm   (710 words)

  
 Invisible Dragons - Yip Man
Grandmaster Yip Man was born October 1893 and died December 1972 at the age of 79 years.
Also, the Wing Chun Yip Man taught has become the grand irony of the martial arts world it has acquired its recent popularity in spite of Yip Man's own insistence that it be taught to only Chinese students for the sake of maintaining its heritage and purity.
Man had been born to a wealthy family, his father Yip Oi Doh being a respected and influential member of the merchant class in Namhoi County, so Man's legitimate access to that kind of money was certainly a possibility.
www.invisibledragons.com /yipman.htm   (606 words)

  
 Yip Man - Grandmaster William Cheung's Traditional Wing Chun Kung Fu
At the time of his death in December 1972, Yip Man could not have imagined that his name would be remembered among those of the most distinguished international grandmasters in the annals of martial arts history: Dr. Jigoro Kano, Gichin Funakoshi, Moriehi Uyeshiba.
Yip Man was born in October 1893 in the town of Fatshan in Namhoi County, Kwangtung Province, in Southern China.
When Yip Man finally returned home to Fatshan to take a wife and assume his responsibilities in the family business, he was only 20 years old, but already a Grandmaster of Wing Chun.
www.cheungswingchun.com /g/999/yip-man.html   (3100 words)

  
 WingTsun Australia - GM Yip Man
In the Wing Chun style, the late Yip Man was a Grand Master in the kung-fu world of his time.
Having an unusual temperament and self-respect, Grand Master Yip paid little attention to the mundane vanities of life, fame and fortune, nor did he have the rude and scornful attitude of some kung-fu people.
During the years when Yip man was attending school, there was one incident, which he would never forget - an experience of a failure which turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
www.wingtsun.com.au /site/AboutWT/wingtsunaustralc.html   (1267 words)

  
 The History Of Wing Tzun & Family Tree
Yip man was then so eager to have a fight that he did not listen to the man and only uttered a few irrelevant words in return, while at the same time taking off his large-lapelled garment, getting himself ready for a fight.
During the last few decades, Yip man was highly rated in the art of fighting by the people of Fatshan, but he never had the slightest thought of teaching his skills to anyone, always keeping the commandment of Wing Tzun that to spread it is in contrast to the wishes of the founder.
Yip Man's fame and the practical value of Wing Tzun were especially admired by members of the police force, of which more and more attended his gym.
www.brooklynwt.com /the_wing_tzun_family_tree.htm   (6105 words)

  
 Wing Chun Kwoon - History
Yip Man was born in the year 1898 in the town of Fatshan in Namhoi County, Kwangtung Province, in Southern China to a wealthy merchant family.
Yip Man returned to Fatshan and told his seniors about the old man that he had met.
Yip Man stayed in Fatshan where he was involved with the police and raised a family.
www.wingchunkwoon.com /history.asp   (3244 words)

  
 Yip Pui Martial Arts Center - Wing Chun Chun
He holds the honor of becoming a senior student of Grandmaster Yip Chun, eldest son of the late Grandmaster Yip Man and the premier Wing Chun Artist in the world today.
Sifu Yip teaches Wing Chun the traditional way - the way it was taught to him which is the way Grandmaster Yip Man taught it without embelishment.
Sifu Yip is also well-versed in health and nutrition and regularly gives seminars on subjects such as reflexology and the advantages of wheat grass juice.
www.yipwingchun.com /sifu.html   (320 words)

  
 Yip Man - Chinese Art - Chinese Art
Yip Man was the last Wing Chun student of Chan Wah-shun when he was already 70 years old.
Yip Man was the second son of a very wealthy family in Foshan.
As Yip Man aged, the business of the sports association was run by his last student Leung Ting.
www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Yip_Man   (814 words)

  
 Yip Man Tribute from Martial Art Institute Wai Po Tang Wing Chun Kung Fu
Grandmaster Yip Man's worldwide fame and the popularity of Wing Chun was the due to one of his former student 'Bruce Lee'.
Yip Man (Ye Wen), sometimes rendered as Ip Man, was born Yip Gei-Man (Ye Jiwen) to a wealthy merchant family in Foshan in 1893*.
Some of Yip Man's students, however, maintain that this was simply a story created by Yip Man's friend, Lee Man, for promotional purposes and that he refined his skills instead through hard work and personal insight in Foshan.
www.martialartinstitute.com /biographies_9_yipman.htm   (649 words)

  
 WingTsun Australia - Yip Man Interview
GGM Yip Man's sons had stated that their father already started at the age of nine.
In Hong Kong, the leader of the Wing Tsun clan is Grandmaster Yip Man, whereas the leader of the Weng Chun clan is Grandmaster Chu Chung Man.
After six months, one of Yip Man’s classmates, surnamed Lai, whose father ran a big silk company named "Kung Hang Silk Company" in Jervois Street of Sheung Wan, told Yip that there was a friend of father’s living in their house.
www.wingtsun.com.au /site/Gallery/Articles/wingtsunaustralv.html   (2185 words)

  
 Grandmaster Chris Chan's U.S. Wing Chun Kung Fu Academy
Yip Man, unable to tolerate this behavior, used of the Wing Chun simultaneous attack and defense techniques, knocking the officer to the ground.
Even at seventy, Yip Man had the strength of a young man. One night, as he was taking a walk, two young hoods with knives tried to rob him.
Yip Man was an innovator who varied his method of instruction according to the knowledge, talents, habits and interests of the individual student.
www.uswingchun.com /yipman.html   (775 words)

  
 Chi-Man (Winnie) Yip, Associate Professor of International Health Policy and Economics, Department of Population and ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Yip's major research interests include Her major research interests include: 1) economic development and health/well being in developing countries; 2) international health system assessment and designs and 3) performance-based provider payment.
Dr. Yip directs an inter-disciplinary study to examine the causal and dynamic relationships among social, cultural, psychological and economic determinants of health in rural China, using a longitudinal study design.
She organizes an inter-disciplinary seminar series on economic development and health/well-being that bring together a core group of researchers from anthropology, economics, psychology and sociology to discuss theories, concepts, methodologies, data and empirical findings that different disciplines employ, and can be used to further our understanding of how economic growth affect people's health and well-being.
www.hsph.harvard.edu /faculty/winnieyip.html   (598 words)

  
 Grand Masters   (Site not responding. Last check: )
At the time of his death, Yip Man could not have imagined that his name would be remembered among those of the most distinguished international grandmasters in the annals of martial arts history: Dr. Jigoro Kano, Gichin Funakoshi, Moriehi Uyeshiba.
One of Yip Man's closest disciples was GrandMaster Moy Yat, whom he was first introduced to in 1957.
For 15 years, Moy Yat kept a close relationship with Yip Man, living the "Kung Fu Life." It was at this time that he learned from Yip Man the principles and deeper aspects of Ving Tsun.
www.moyyatrichmond.com /page4.html   (929 words)

  
 A chronicle of the life of Yip Man.
Therefore to celebrate the 100 anniversary of the birth of Grandmaster Yip Man this chronicle is being produced for all those interested in Wing Chun Kung Fu.
For 8 years Yip Man fought the Japanese but Fut Shan was occupied and ruled by a puppet government.
During this period of time, Grandmaster Yip Man was at his busiest at work, even though he loved Wing Chun Kung Fu he had to leave it for a time.
www.wingchun.com /yipchron.shtml   (1596 words)

  
 My Impressions of Yip Man Tong in Fatshan
On November 9, 2002, the opening ceremony of Yip Man Tong in Fatshan was held.
In this ceremony are gathered the descendants of grandmaster Yip Man from around the world, and approximately 2000 Wing Chun followers and citizens from Fatshan.
Author’s note: Even though grandmaster Yip Man possessed kung fu skill of the highest order, his appearance and actions are those of a humble classical Confucian scholar.
www.tstvingtsun.bc.ca /tst_ymt_impression.html   (665 words)

  
 Bruce Lee - Videos and Picture Gallery
Lee's sifu, Wing Chun master Yip Man, was also a colleague and friend of Hong Kong's Wu style Tai Chi Chuan teacher Wu Ta-ch'i.
One of the highest ranking students under Yip Man at the time was Wong Shun-Leung.
Yip Man trained Lee privately after some students refused to train with Lee due to his ancestry.
www.maniacworld.com /Bruce_Lee.htm   (2470 words)

  
 Yip Man - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yip Man (葉問 in pinyin: yè wèn; in Jyutping: jip
When Ip Man retired, many of his students were themselves teaching Wing Chun, including William Cheung, Lo Man Kam (Ip Mans nephew), Moy Yat and his two sons Ip Chun and Ip Ching.
In 1972, Ip Man suffered from throat cancer and subsequently died on December 2 of that year.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yip_Man   (748 words)

  
 The Wing Chun Masters ( Yip Man & Jun Fan ) 12" figure set
Chan Wah Shun, already an old man, had not planned to accept any more students, but he was so impressed with the young boy's passion that he opened his door to Ip Man, the last disciple he would ever accept.
Master Yip Man attended an annual parade in Foshan with a female cousin.
Ip Man, unable to tolerate this behavior, used of the Wing Chun simultaneous attack and defense techniques, knocking the officer to the ground.
www.artoftoy.com /wichmaipmanb.html   (927 words)

  
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That is why when Yip Man grew up and had his own students, he said to them smilingly that his students had only "Elder Kung-fu Uncles", but not "Younger Kung-fu Uncles".
So Yip Man studied under the guidance of Ng Chung So, with the company of fellow-students such as Yuen Kay Shan and Yiu Choi.
He was delighted with Yip Man's cleverness and his effort in learning, so he tried his best to teach him all he knew.
members.lycos.co.uk /rbarlow/wingchunyipman.htm   (445 words)

  
 Wing Chun Biographies
Yip Man challenged Leung Bik and was beaten.
Yip Man was able to learn both the hard and soft elements.
Yip Man felt that relatives would not show him the respect that he deserved.
www.fongswingchun.com /bio.html   (1702 words)

  
 Martial Arts Planet - Yip Man Footage
This man had terminal cancer at this point and yet is still able to do it all with absolute precision.
Considering the fact that he died from throat cancer, that opium smoking was pretty socially acceptable back in the day and his students seem to say he smoked opium it doesn't seem like such an absurd proposition.
Yip Man was a person just like anyone else and could just as well have been an opium like many people were during that time.
www.martialartsplanet.com /forums/showthread.php?threadid=60326   (1094 words)

  
 Wu-Wei Gung Fu: Introduction - History   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In 1949, Yip Man brought the teaching of Wing Chun Gung Fu to Hong Kong where he remained as the foremost teacher of this style until his death in 1972.
Bruce told us that when Yip Man faced an opponent, “his eyes looked like two pieces of fl glass, with no expression in them.” And when he did chi-sau, it was “like chewing gum stuck to your hands; you couldn't get away.
Bruce Lee always regarded his Sifu, Yip Man, with much respect, and he carried himself, as a man and a martial artist in such a way as to have a lasting effect on his students-- especially those who were the closest to him.
home.comcast.net /~wu-wei/history.htm   (641 words)

  
 Yip Harburg resources
Gorney, daughter of the composer, sings ten of her father's songs, including five with lyrics by Yip: Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?; Hot Moonlight; Ah, But Is It Love?; Adrift on a Star; What Wouldn't I Do for That Man? Gorney Music, 2003.
This second annual concert to celebrate the Yip Harburg Documentary Collection was held on April 7, 2005 and featured Stephen Bogardus, Catherine Russell and Diane Sutherland, as well as Ben Harburg (Yip's grandson).
The groundbreaking early talkie directed by Rouben Mamoulian and starring Helen Morgan; contained Yip's first film song, written with composer Jay Gorney, "What Wouldn't I Do for That Man?" One of the extra features of this DVD is Morgan's performance of the same song in another 1929 release, Glorifying the American Girl.
www.yipharburg.com /resources.html   (3259 words)

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