Through this experience, he came up against the despised Japanese General Miura who is a Karate master. Without a way to make a living as a Wing Chun instructor, he was forced into working in a coal mine.

The Japanese took Ip's house and made it their headquarters. When Japan invades in 1937, it adversely affected everyone in Foshan. They pushed him into fighting and his reputation grew because he beat all the local masters. He was a very humble master and tried to keep a low profile, but he is forced proves his martial arts prowess because the local martial arts schools challenged his right to teach without paying bribe money. The story line is set in the 1930's in Foshan, China. As it turns out, Man was also the master of Bruce Lee, a very well known martial arts figure in America. He was a grandmaster of Wing Chun martial arts. It is said to be a semi biographical film based on the life of Yip Man. One interesting side note is they had to read the English subtitles just like me because the language was different from what they spoke. We watched Ip Man 1 and Ip Man 2 on Netflix. The week after we came home from USC, I had the opportunity to house two high school students from China. After attending the USC China Institute, which focused on the histories of China, Korea and Japan, I have been motivated to watch films produced in those countries.

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