![]() ![]() Stephen's College, a secondary school for wealthy families and foreigners living in Hong Kong. Īt the age of 16, with help from his relative Leung Fut-ting, Ip moved to Hong Kong and there he attended school at St. Ip learned most of his skills and techniques from Chan's second most senior student, Ng Chung-sok ( 吳仲素). Due to Chan's age, he was able to train Ip for only three years before suffering a mild stroke in 1909 and retiring to his village. Chan was 57 at the time, and Ip became Chan's 16th and last student. Ip started learning Wing Chun from Chan Wah-shun when he was 9 or 13. He grew up in a wealthy family in Foshan (Fatshan), Guangdong (Kwangtung), and received traditional Chinese education, alongside his elder brother Ip Kai-gak ( 葉繼格), elder sister Ip Wan-mei ( 葉允媚) and younger sister Ip Wan-hum ( 葉允堪). Ip Man was born as Ip Kai-man ( 葉繼問) to Fita ( 葉靄多) and Ng Shui ( 吳瑞) as the third of four children. ![]()
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