We see him defend the honor of Southern Kung Fu against a Northerner Then comes the Japanese occupation and Ip Man has to defend the honor of Chinese martial arts against the invaders and finally flee the mainland for Hong Kong. He is shown as a family man and devoted martial artist who’s arguably the best the city has to offer and we get every opportunity for him to show us. This is in Foshan, a long time before he migrated to Hong Kong and met his most famous student. He’s a renowned master of martial arts in a city plagued with schools. Ip Man shows us a fictionalized version of Grandmaster Ip Man’s life. But was it as good as the first one? Or is the original one better? That is for you to decide. The first one succeeded and then the sequel came out. So I guess a sequel was probably in no one’s mind until the first one’s success. Wing Chun has tons of students all around the world and most come from Ip Sifu’s line. Everybody knew Ip Man as Bruce Lee’s teacher. The first Ip Man movie was a breath of fresh air, started a trend of Ip Man related movies, and gave Donnie Yen’s career a big push. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Sequel Versus The One That Started It All
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