Fo Shan's citizens were well off and practised kung fu as a hobby.
Martial clubs became popular,
turning Fo Shan into a province renowned for martial arts.
Martial Arts Street in Fo Shan, 1935
Another competitor.
OK, let's start practising.
Come on, ready...
One...
Two...
One... Two...
Sir, a Master Liu is looking for you.
- May I know who you are? - I'm the patriarch of the Liu Fist Sect.
- I just started a martial club in Fo Shan. - Congratulations.
I hear that Master Ip is a Wing Chun expert.
I'd love to practise with you today.
Can we do it some other day? It's not convenient right now.
Since I'm already here,
let's just play around for a bit.
It's all private. No one else will know who wins.
It's not a matter of winning. I'm having dinner.
In that case... I'll wait for you.
Master Liu.
Have you eaten yet?
Please join me.
Would you like one?
No, thanks.
Is the food all right?
Very good indeed.
That's good.
Very quick.
Leave it, Uncle Wang. Close the door first.
Master Liu.
Please!
Please.
- Are you OK? - I'm fine.
Let's start again!
OK, here I come.
Touché!
All touché!
Thanks for being lenient, Master Liu.
- Thanks for teaching me. I've learnt a lot. - The pleasure was all mine.
- Regarding this private duel, Master Ip... - I won't tell anyone. Don't worry.
Thanks so much. I'm totally grateful. Goodbye.
Farewell.
So long.
With "Move 1000 Catties with 4 Taels", Ip pushed Master Liu's whole body away.
Isn't "Move 1000 Catties with 4 Taels" Tai Chi?
I thought Master Ip practised Wing Chun.
Anyway, he pushed him away with one hand.
Liu refused to admit defeat. Ip kept chasing after him fiercely!
But Liu remained indignant after being hit.
He jumped at Ip like a hungry dog!
These tea leaves are pretty good and cheap.
Thank you.
- Got to go. - Farewell.
- Goodbye. - Goodbye, see you next time.
Who put these here, Uncle Ping?
Your brother.
I thought Liu was good but he's so bad at defence
and was beaten black and blue.
He co-owns his dad's restaurant. He's always idle.
Ask that kid to serve the customers.
- Good morning. - Brother Ip!
- Morning, Master Ip. - Is Quan here yet?
He's waiting for you upstairs.
Been here long, Quan?
You're always late.
I'm busy.
Busy with what?
Drinking tea, eating, practising.
What else?
This tea smells nice.
I'm talking about you.
Have you ordered yet?
- I've got something to discuss with you. - Let's eat first and then we'll talk.
This just came out of the oven! Try it.
Heard that you had a duel with Master Liu and had beaten him quickly. Is that true?
Who told you that, Lin?
My brother.
You should have told me earlier.
I'm his disciple now!
But you've been a disciple to every master.
Was the duel private, Brother Ip?
We have things to discuss. Leave us for now.
Then I won't disturb your private conversation.
Good!
- Morning, Master! - Morning.
- Master.
I just heard that you were beaten by Ip Man. Everyone in Fo Shan knows about it now.
- Nonsense! Who told you that? - Yuan at the restaurant.
Everything is costly in Fo Shan these days.
So what?
That means the economy is good in Fo Shan.
- Everybody can afford to spend money. - Is that so?
Clothing is most important in our daily lives.
There will be lots of demand in the future for clothing.
I'll open a cotton mill...
to provide cotton for it.
I want you to be my partner.
I don't know anything about business.
- But I do, - I'm not in need of money.
- Who's Yuan? Show yourself! - I am.
You rascal. You ruined my reputation.
I shall have to teach you a lesson!
Master...
He's my brother. Let's talk.
Calm down. OK, Master?
Your brother? He ruined my reputation!
He said I was beaten by Ip Man.
What's going to happen to my martial club?
Who will want to be my disciple?
Apologise!
I didn't do anything wrong. I told the truth!
- You're bullshitting again! You... - Master...
Master Ip is upstairs. Seek him out if you have the guts!
What? Go!
Take it easy, Master.
Master... Don't be angry, Master.
- I've been wronged, Master Ip. - Master...
Please tell everybody you've defeated Master Liu in a duel.
Master Ip... You've got to clear my name.
You liar, why are you bothering Brother [p?
I'm no liar! I saw the duel when I was picking up my kite.
Your kite string was cut and the kite fell into Brother Ip's house.
You saw the whole duel...
between the two masters.
Isn't that too much of a coincidence?
That's exactly what happened!
You shouldn't have told everyone. You're not supposed to admit certain things.
What's wrong with the truth?
- It might cause embarrassment for others. - What embarrassment? I don't know!
This is embarrassment!
You don't need to do that, Lin.
Why are you laughing? Do you think I'm invisible?
- Captain, it's no big deal. - What's no big deal?
- Leave! - Stay where you are.
- Captain, it's no big deal. - I saw everything. I'm warning you...
I'll nab whoever causes trouble on my turf.
I didn't cause any trouble.
Someone ruined my name. I'm here to claim justice.
What justice? I am justice.
You hooligans are fighting all the time.
What age are we in now? Still talking about martial arts?
We're talking about arms and guns now!
Guns. Got it?
You know, Captain Li,
we martial artists are energetic.
Sometimes we might be a bit too loud,
but that doesn't mean we're not civilized.
We are civilized folk.
Please don't pull the gun.
Cut me some slack.
Lin, set a table for Captain Li. It's on me.
Yes. Captain Li, this way, please.
What are you looking at? Get lost.
- Don't look. - Don't look. Get out of the way.
Please.
Master Liu.
As you please.
Why so secretive?
I'm really not good at business.
Take this to set up the mill. Pay me back if you make a profit.
It'll be a while before I can repay you.
Take your time.
Another request: take my son as your disciple.
There are so many martial club masters. Ask them.
None of them are better than you.
We're similar.
- Brother Ip. - Lin.
Brother Quan.
I've learnt some new moves. Practise with me.
You've got so much time. Did you find your brother?
Let him be.
He'll come back once he's spent all his money.
Let's try.
- Dad, did Uncle Ip agree? - Let's go watch over there.
You draw very well, Chun.
What new moves have you learnt? Let's see.
Brother Ip, my master says this move is attack and defence all in one.
Attack while defending. Defend while attacking.
Aren't they the same?
Go away, ignorant kid.
Here I come.
This move attacks the mid-rib.
Stop reciting mantra. Hit your target.
Mum, I'm done with my drawing.
So beautiful. Show it to Dad.
- Hit to disperse. Disperse while hitting. - My last move was "disperse while hitting".
- Dad, look. - Wait. I'm not free at the moment.
- You don't get it? - No.
- Come again if you don't get it. - Try again.
Dad doesn't want to see it.
- There you go. - What?
That was "disperse while hitting".
Once more, Master Ip. I couldn't see.
See? What do you want to see?
You guys fight every day. Aren't you tired?
You OK, Brother Ip?
Sorry, Mrs Ip.
Goodbye, Mrs Ip.
I wasn't talking about you.
No, there are things to take care of at the mill.
Yao.
I've got to go, Uncle Ip.
OK, see you next time.
Bye, Ip.
Talk to me if you're not happy.
No need to throw a tantrum.
OK, please take a look at your son's drawing.
Spend more time with him instead of your friends.
Let's go inside, OK?
Go.
Brother.
Where's the martial club street?
Martial club!
Go straight ahead.
One, two...
Which martial club should be challenged first, bro?
One... Two!
One...
Initial position!
You teach martial arts here?
- Come in if you want to learn. - Who's the patriarch?
I am.
My name is Jin.
I've come here because Fo Shan is famous for martial arts.
I'd like to practise with Fo Shan's martial artists.
Practise?
Yes!
Provoke, rather?
I would be obliged.
OK!
Stand aside.
Watch me beat these out-of-towners!
Not here. Stand over there.
- What's going on? - Wait and see!
Very good!
Where's your master?
Here!
You want to hack me to death?
Our master is not here.
The weather is so treacherous in Fo Shan these days.
Let me.
What are you drawing, Chun?
He's ignoring you. Spend more time with him.
OK.
- So early, Lin? - Yes.
I'm not here to fight. Just a few words.
What's the matter?
Some out-of-towners are provoking all the clubs.
Their kung fu is too good for all the masters.
Could you look into it if you can?
- They're that good? - Yes.
I've got to go, Mrs Ip.
- Hang in there, Master Liu! - We depend on you, Master Liul!
Damn it.
No one in Fo Shan knows martial arts at all.
I thought everyone would be like Wong Fei-hong here.
It turns out you are just bums.
You can't even fight, let alone defend yourselves.
Brothers, our efforts have not been wasted.
Nobody in Fo Shan knows martial arts.
We'll be rich this time.
Brothers, let's keep it up.
We open a club here to show them our might.
We will be number one in Fo Shan!
You think you're good just because you beat a few nitwits.
Wait till you beat the best.
Who's the best in Fo Shan?
Ip Man, of course!
Let's go!
Come with us!
Watch how we defeat [p Man.
Dad, there are lots of people outside!
How can I help you?
Sir...they...
Are you Ip Man?
My name is Jin. Fo Shan is famous for kung fu...
I understand, Master Jin.
You bring a crowd here to challenge me to a duel?
Of course.
We're opening a club here to show our might.
To open a martial club you need a good site.
No need to fight with me. Please leave.
Uncle Wang, take Chun inside.
LP Man!
Don't dilly-dally.
Are you scared?
You think our house is a martial club? Who's going to fight with you? Get lost!
You heard that. I won't fight with you. Please leave immediately.
I heard Wing Chun was invented by a woman.
That suits you just right.
Are you afraid of your wife, Ip?
No men are afraid of their wives.
There are only men who respect their wives.
Don't worry, Mrs Ip. I won't beat him to death.
But if you're worried, I can just use one hand.
If that's not enough, I can use no hands at all.
Fight with him, Master Ip! Beat him up!
I'm so disappointed by Fo Shan. Damn it!
- Many martial artists, none of them good. - Shut up!
Don't break my things.
Get out of my way!
- You rascals. - You've come at the right time.
This place is small. Please get outside and close the door on your way out.
You have to redeem our honour.
Ask them to leave. Hurry up!
Can I just watch?
Get out.
Hurry up! Get out!
Get out! Get out!
Wing Chun, lp Man.
I really want to see...
how a man can fight like a woman.
Good kung fu does not depend on age or sex,
but on how well you fight. You will know later.
I'll pay!
Good!
I'll pay!
Dad, Mum said if you don't start fighting everything in the house will be broken.
OK.
- Little rogue. - Mind your language.
Bro...
Are you all right, Master Jin?
I'm fine!
How about that, Master Jin? My kung fu isn't too bad, eh?
That's enough!
My northern boxing style has lost to your southern one.
No, it's not a matter of northern or southern style. The problem is you.
So who won?
Look how depressed he is. He must have lost.
Get lost! Go back to your hometown!
Get lost, you out-of-towners!
- Master! - You fought very well, Ip!
You've redeemed the honour of our martial clubs.
I was just lucky.
Don't be modest. You are Canton's treasure!
Thank you.
Take a look. It's imported.
- Master Ip, flowers for your wife. - Thanks.
How much, boss?
On the house, Master Ip. I can't let you pay.
- You saved our honour. - How can that be?
You're running a business.
- Don't stand on ceremony. Next time. - OK, next time.
Fruits, Master Ip.
- You're too kind. I can't. - For the kid.
- Thank you. - Please come again. Goodbye.
Buddy.
- Say thank you. - Take this.
- Thank you. - You're welcome. Farewell.
- How are you, Master lp? - How are you?
How are you, Master lp?
- That isn't bad at all. - Yes, this is the best in our shop.
Really?
It's our honour if it can be placed in your house.
Thank you.
What's the occasion?
Uncle Man. Auntie.
You plan on opening a martial club.
Why didn't you inform me first?
When did I say that?
Everybody in Fo Shan knows about it.
Everybody in Fo Shan but me.
Let me help you, Uncle Man.
Please accept me as your disciple, Master Ip.
Master. Madam. Bro.
You must be the one spreading the rumour.
Keep order for me.
Come. After you.
I don't care. Yao has to be your first disciple.
Come on. You've known me long enough. I don't like having disciples.
Be quiet.
Maintain order.
Maintain order and hail: Master Ip! Master Ip...
On July 7, 1937, the Marco Polo Bridge Incident Occurred.
Japan invaded China, robbing its people of their livelihoods
and causing rampant starvation across the country.
In October 1938, Fo Shan was occupied by the Japanese army
who destroyed factories, infrastructure and buildings.
The population of Fo Shan shrunk from more than 300,000 to just over 70,000.
Only a dozen factories in the whole city remained in operation.
Ip's residence was also confiscated
and turned into the headquarters of the Japanese army.
Ip's family was rendered homeless, living an abject existence.
Cheung, I'm just stepping out for a sec. I'll be right back.
Wait.
It's cold outside. Wear a jacket.
Hurry up. Me this side, you that side.
Be careful, Chun. Don't hurt others.
I'll give you more, Master Ip.
Thank you.
Don't push, one by one...
Move over.
The mill may be old but it's still productive.
Fo Shan is very chaotic these days.
You left already. Why did you come back?
Who's going to feed the workers otherwise?
All my money is invested in this mill.
I can't pay you back for now.
Don't worry. I almost forgot.
No, I'll consider you a shareholder, then.
Let me calculate...
- You should have a ten per cent share. - It's really unnecessary.
Stay and help out, now that you own it too.
Uncle Ip.
- Yao. - You'll be helping out? That's great!
Everyone will be lively under your leadership.
And I can watch you practise Wing Chun.
Ip, stay for lunch. It's lunch time for the workers.
- Yes, let's have lunch together. - No, thanks.
I'm not free. Next time.
Goodbye.
Dad, why didn't you ask Uncle Ip to stay?
He doesn't like to owe people favours.
Dad, you used to practise martial arts, right?
Why did you stop?
I get hungry when I exercise.
So I need to exercise less, OK?
Got it. I won't play outside from now on.
- You'll only stop playing today. Eat. - Hurry up and eat.
This congee is a bit too thick.
But you need to eat some.
Be careful, it's hot.
How much rice is left at home?
Don't worry.
I've pawned everything worth pawning.
I am strong. I can look for a job. It's not the end of the world.
You'll look for a job?
I didn't use to have to work. But it's different now.
There's always a first time.
We have enough people here.
We don't need to hire more. Sorry.
Boss, are you hiring?
No.
Thank you.
You want to hire me, Boss...
Boss...
You, you, you. Come up here.
You want to hire me, Boss...
Here.
You're looking for a job, Master Ip? Come, come up.
Thank you.
Brother Ip!
You can't dress like that to work.
I didn't expect to pour coals here.
How are you, Master lp?
Fine. How are you?
How are you, Master lp?
So many martial club masters here?
The boss here used to practise martial arts too.
That's why he likes to employ martial artists.
By the way, are you still practising?
I'd rather use my time to scrape a living.
I can't finish it all. Help me, OK?
Eat some.
How are your wife and son?
They are fine. Thank you.
Did you find your brother?
I haven't been able to locate him since he left.
I don't even know if he's still alive.
I can't even say I'm sorry.
What have you lost?
- An iron box. - What iron box?
Japanese soldiers are coming!
Dear workers.
This is Colonel Sato.
He appreciates Chinese martial arts.
He knows Fo Shan is famous for martial arts.
He wants to find Chinese martial artists to fight with the Japanese.
Who would like to go? Who would like to go?
Master?
You want us to get beaten up? There's no way, I tell you!
Idiot.
Whoever wins will get one sack of rice.
I'll go!
Lin...
Don't get into trouble.
- I'm going too! - Me too!
They took all our rice.
Now I can get them back. The world is fair.
Forget it.
Keep an eye open for the iron box.
Let's go. It's OK. Come.
Be careful.
Come, let's line up.
Come, come, come...
Anything else?
- No, let's go. - Yes!
Master?
General.
Thank you, General!
Great!
Got to beat all of them.
Let me join in the fun.
They're not good enough for General Miura.
I'll show the Chinese what Japanese kung fu's like.
Find three men to fight with me.
Give them rice even if they lose.
Yes, sir!
I've done you a favour again.
General Miura will fight with three of you.
You can get rice whether you win or not.
The rice is not important. I just want to beat them.
- Who will fight? - will...
Let go of me. Stop shouting!
Lin, you and you... The three of you.
OK!
You're spiting blood. Stop fighting.
We've lost.
General, they have admitted defeat.
You really want to die?
You asshole!
Lin, how are you? Lin...
Lin, Lin.
Were you tired today?
Pouring coal is not tiring at all.
I saw Lin today.
Really? How is he?
Not bad.
I didn't expect to see him again.
Master Li, Master Hong.
- Master Ip. - Did you see Lin?
Lin? No.
No, I didn't.
Let's eat first.
Lots of us received rice yesterday.
General Miura was very satisfied. Anybody want to go today?
- Anybody? - Li...
Where's Lin?
- Anybody want to go? - I'm asking you...where's Lin?
I don't know.
Of course you do. You took him away.
Anybody who wants to go? You'll get rice if you win.
Me!
- If Master Ip is going, I'll go too! - Me too!
I want to have a good fight with the Japanese.
- Anything else I can do? - No, you can go.
Thank you.
Can I fight three more people?
He said he wanted to fight three more people.
That's it for me.
Why did you shoot him?
Li! Why did he shoot him?
Who told you to shoot him?
He took the rice even though he had lost,
so...l wanted to teach him a lesson.
This place is for tournaments only.
Never open fire here again.
Got it!
Please calm down, General Miura.
I'll arrange the next tournament for you.
Continue!
- Who else wants to fight? - Me!
Li! Open the gate!
- Master... - Open the gate!
Tell me, was Lin beaten to death?
Open the gate.
- Master... - Open the gate!
Please open the gate.
I want to fight ten people!
Are you crazy? Please don't.
I want to fight ten people!
He said he wants to fight ten people.
Ten?
Yes.
Let's see how good he is.
Attention!
Unit 1, Unit 3, Unit 5.
Start!
Be careful.
Stay back!
Come back again.
He wants you to come back again.
I'm not here for the rice.
He said...he will come back.
What's your name?
He wants to know your name.
I'm just a Chinese.
His name is Ip Man.
Be careful in the future. I don't know what Miura might do.
Lackey!
Why am I a lackey?
Their deaths have got nothing to do with me. I'm just an interpreter.
I need to scrape a living too!
Scrape a living?
You watch your countrymen get beaten to death. Where's your dignity?
I don't have any. You do. You have lots of it!
If you have the guts, go beat them up!
Beat as many as you can!
I'm an interpreter, not a lackey!
I am Chinese!
I'm back.
Daddy.
You're back?
- Have you been good? - Yes.
Good boy.
Are you tired today?
Let me have a wash first.
You're so good.
I realised today that I am useless.
I can't do anything.
I practised martial arts before...
but so what?
This world...
IS miniscule.
I'm so useless.
I don't care what the world is like.
I only know I'm very happy now.
As long as you, me and Chun...
can stay together, everything will be OK.
It's essential for a family to stay together.
Get out! Get out!
Get out!
Stand over there! On the side!
Stand over there.
Who's the boss? Come out!
I am.
I just took your goods. You can buy them back.
Is that OK?
I don't have money.
Don't beat my dad any more!
Wing Chun?
- Damn it! Wing Chun? - Don't beat him!
Do you have money?
- I don't. - Do you?
- No... - I'll keep beating you till you have!
The goods haven't been sold.
I don't have money.
Uncle Ip! Uncle Ip...
Please save my dad. He's almost been beaten to death.
- What's the matter, Yao? - Auntie.
Let me go see what's happened. It's OK.
I'm very reasonable.
It's fine if you don't have money now.
I'll give you some time to raise it. As for the goods, I'll keep them for now.
Master Ip.
Dad, are you OK?
I'm fine. Go help Uncle Fu.
How can I help?
I thought your martial arts were impractical.
Now I know how useful they are.
I should've learnt some martial arts from you.
At least then I could defend myself.
Uncle Ip, please stay and teach us martial arts
so that we can defend ourselves.
Master Ip.
You're such an expert. Please teach us.
Yes, Master Ip. Please teach us.
I'm a businessman.
I know nothing other than running a business.
I can't protect them, but you can.
In peaceful days, it was OK for you to refuse to teach.
But in bad times now,
shouldn't you do something?
Teaching martial arts is very costly.
Are you paying their fees?
You owe me again?
Uncle Ip, I'll be your first disciple.
Dad, I want to be taller.
Taller?
Why hasn't Ip Man come back?
[... I don't know.
Find him.
I don't know where he is.
I don't know how to find him.
How big is Fo Shan?
How difficult can it be to find him?
Fo Shan is indeed very big.
No...
Please don't.
I really don't know where he is.
- Useless thing! - Enough!
Asshole!
Paper, stone, scissors!
- You lost. - You colluded?
Hide well. 10, 9, 8, 7...
Chun. That way.
23,2, 1,
I'm coming. I'll find you guys.
- Master. - What are you here for?
Miura wants you to go back and fight him.
Go away.
I can't.
Why not? Why not? What do you want?
What do you want?
How pretty!
Shit.
Let's go. It's not safe here.
Let's go, Cheung.
Li.
You're a piece of shit!
How could you let Ip run away?
I'm sorry.
Even Colonel Sato could not stop him...
I tried my best.
- Sorry. - Shut up!
Utterly useless!
Tell them...
to dig Ip out. This is an order.
Yes, sir.
Little Sis.
Brother, eat something.
How's the master?
OK. They are all fine.
Master.
Coming.
Madam.
See if it fits.
So are you settling in OK?
Yes.
That's good.
I'll let you know when the meal is ready.
Li...
I'm fine.
I really don't know what to say.
Thank you.
It's OK.
We had better leave Fo Shan as soon as possible.
- Quan is trying to arrange it for us. - Where will we go?
Hong Kong.
In fact, it doesn't matter where.
I still have some friends in Hong Kong.
- If something happens to me... - What can happen to you?
Nothing will happen to you.
They're back! Let's get out of here!
They're here! They're here!
Is the money ready?
We won't give you any money!
What did you say?
I'm not afraid of you! You can't bully us!
You want me to beat you up?
Damn it! Whoever dares to resist...
Just beat him up!
Stop it!
No wonder they dare to resist.
They've found a bodyguard.
You spurned me for opening a club in Fo Shan.
And today you want to mess with me again?
You want to chase me away?
No one wants to chase you away.
Ip, have you ever been hungry every day?
Everybody is hungry nowadays.
The first day I came to Fo Shan, I told myself...
I would never be hungry again.
I will never be hungry again! Keep fighting!
Beat them!
Yuan, why are you still idling here? Go on!
Kill him!
- Go. - How can we get near him?
Let's go!
Master, you were so good!
Yuan.
Stop there!
- You know what you're doing? - I know. I'm a robber.
You're robbing the Chinese.
I'd rather be the bully than the bullied. I want everyone to be scared of me!
- Your brother asked me to give you this... - Don't talk about him!
You know your brother is dead? He was beaten to death by the Japanese.
He looked for you everywhere but couldn't find you.
Everyone needs to choose his own path.
Master.
That guy told Miura you're at the cotton mill.
Don't go back, OK?
I've got to go. Remember, don't go back.
- Get outside! Now! - Move it!
- Come on! Get a move on! - Outside, now!
- Move it! - Come on!
- Move it! - Move!
Where's Ip Man?
Where's Ip Man? Tell me!
Don't say a word.
You, come here.
Where's Ip Man?
Tell me!
I'm asking you!
- Hang in there. I'll figure something out. - Speak!
Speak! Speak up...
I'm here! I'm Ip Man...
I'm here. Li!
Wait! Wait! Please wait!
Li, tell Miura the workers are innocent.
Ask Miura to release them.
- I told you not to come back. Why did you? - Tell him!
Shit!
Sato!
He dared to hit me. Can't we put him to death?
I know what I'm doing.
- Yes.
Since the day you resisted the Japanese army
you've been a dead man,
but you're talented,
you could be useful to us.
So I'll give you one chance...
to be loyal to the Japanese emperor.
Teach our army Chinese kung fu.
That way, we may spare your life.
He wants you to teach the Japanese kung fu.
I won't teach the Japanese.
You want to see me fight?
I'll fight with you.
He said he would think about it.
He wants to have a duel with General Miura.
Take him away!
Quan, take my wife and kid away from Fo Shan.
Master Ip...
General, you really want to fight Ip?
Of course.
He's an expert.
But he doesn't look like he wants to teach the Imperial Army.
He must have other motives for fighting you.
General, don't fight him.
Let me just shoot him.
He challenges me to a fight...
because he thinks he's better than me.
If I refuse to accept the challenge...
but shoot him instead...
isn't that the same as admitting defeat?
Fighting with a Chinese
is not just a matter of personal honour for you,
it has to do with the national honour of our empire.
Are you saying I'll lose?
I only fear the worst.
I'll win for sure.
I'll let the whole of China know I've won.
Yes! I understand.
I want you to teach us instead of killing you...
because I appreciate your talent.
But I don't think the Chinese martial arts are superior to the Japanese.
We will fight in front of everybody.
That's why we need a fair tournament.
You invaded our country and killed our people.
Stop being hypocritical.
Excuse me.
Let go of me! Let me go back!
- Let mummy go! - I promised Ip nothing would happen to you.
It's too dangerous to go back.
I heard the Japanese are fighting the Chinese.
- Who's fighting? - Ip Man.
Look, the whole place is sealed up now.
In the past...
because I wanted him with me every day...
I always complained about his practicing.
Every time he had a duel with someone...
I would throw a tantrum.
I never truly supported him
in doing what he loved.
Now...
this could be his last duel.
I fear there won't be another chance.
Why won't you give me this chance?
Why?
General Miura says...
for the sake of Sino-Japanese cultural relations,
he is having a fair tournament with Master Ip today
to share their knowledge in a friendly manner,
and to bring true peace between the two countries.
Fair tournament? Is it possible?
That traitor will surely be killed by the Japanese.
That's right.
Shut up!
Here comes Master Ip!
General Miura talked...
about a tournament.
But I don't give a damn!
Listen up.
If you win,
I will kill you.
- Remember this! - Yes!
You better let Miura win later
or he won't let you live.
It's more important to stay alive.
Although martial arts involves armed force,
Chinese martial arts is Confucian in spirit.
The virtue of martial arts is benevolence.
You Japanese will never understand
the principle of treating other people as you would treat yourselves.
Because you abuse military power,
you turn it into violence to oppress others,
you don't deserve to learn Chinese martial arts.
LP Man! Ip Man!
Ip Man refused to be subjugated by the Japanese army
and used his fists to call forth the unity of the Chinese people.
Assisted by his good friend Zhou Qingquan,
the wounded Ip Man successfully fled Fo Shan with his wife and son.
On August 15, 1945,
Emperor Hirohito of Japan announced that Japan would surrender unconditionally.
The Chinese finally won and ended a war that lasted eight long years.
In 1949, Grandmaster Ip Man settled in Hong Kong.
He started his first Wing Chun class
at Kowloon Hotel's Staff Association Headquarters,
turning a new leaf in his life.
In 1967, Grandmaster Ip Man started the Wing Chun Athletic Association
to foster the spirit of Wing Chun with a group of like-minded enthusiasts,
fulfilling the most cherished dream of his later years.
Wing Chun, today, is a world-renowned branch of Chinese martial arts.
The lineage of Grandmaster Ip Man's disciples has exceeded two million people.
There are many talented people among his disciples...
including the most illustrious action star of all, Bruce Lee.