The Japanese offered to spare his life if he agrees to teach the Japanese his martial arts. However, the Japanese eventually found Ip Man in the cotton mill. An incident happened that led Ip Man to hide from the Japanese authorities. Ip Man then trains the staff in the mill so they can fend for themselves. Chow Ching-chuen reports to Ip Man that there are highway robbers that are harassing the mill and its workers. Ip Man meets with his good friend Chow Ching-chuen who owns and operates a cotton mill in the captured city of Foshan. General Miura, a Japanese general and a karate master himself, established an arena where different Chinese martial arts masters try to compete with the general’s military trainees. At this time, Ip Man was getting desperate in providing for his family that he seeks work in a coal mine. Ip Man family was forced to live in a house that is decrepit. Ip Man’s wealth was seized by the Japanese including his house, which was turned into a military headquarters. This drastically changed the lives of the people in Foshan. Rather, he spends most of his days meeting friends, personal training and spending time with his wife and child. Ip Man is already a wealthy citizen thus he does not need any disciples. However, Ip Man is humble and lives a low profile kind of life. Ip Man is known to be the most skilled martial artist at the time in Foshan with his Wing Chun style. It was common for various schools to compete against each other to recruit new disciples. Foshan was known for various Southern Chinese style martial arts at the time. However, when corrupt colonial officials stage a life-or-death contest with formidable British boxer, Twister (Darren Shahlavi), to humiliate the Chinese people, the masters quickly forget their differences.The movie Ip Man was set in Foshan in the years of 1930s. His growing reputation soon brings challenges from powerful enemies, including pre-eminent Hung Gar master, Hung Quan (Sammo Hung). Having defeated the best fighters of the Imperial Japanese army in occupied Shanghai, Ip Man and his family settle in post-war Hong Kong.Struggling to make a living, Master Ip opens a kung fu school to bring his celebrated art of Wing Chun to the troubled youth of Hong Kong.

'Behind every great martial artist lies a teacher.'.

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