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Yip Man
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Born
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1893-10-01
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October 1, 1893
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Died
| December 2, 1972
(1972-12-02)
(aged 79)
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Nationality
| Hong Kong
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Occupation
| Martial arts
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Yip Man
(October 1, 1893 ? December 2, 1972), also known as
Ip Man
, was the first teacher to teach
martial arts
Wing Chun
openly. He taught
Hong Kong
students, who spread Wing Chun around the world. Later, Ip Man was the teacher of
Bruce Lee
,
Chu Shong-tin
(who taught then-
Australian
Jim Fung
)
[1]
[2]
and others.
After Ip Man died, the teacher Duncan Leung taught Wing Chun in Hong Kong from 1945 to 1969.
Nowadays, Wing Chun is taught around the world. Many children do Wing Chun.
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