Ip Ching (born Ip Hok-ching; 7 July 1936 – 25 January 2020) was a

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martial artist. He was one of five Grandmasters of the

Ip Man Ip Man, also known as Yip Man, ( / 叶问; 1 October 1893 – 2 December 1972) was a Hong Kong-based Cantonese people, Cantonese martial artist and a grandmaster of the martial art Wing Chun when he was 20. He had several students who later ...

(Yip Man) family of

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Biography

He was born Ip Hok-ching in

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in 1936 as the second son of

and his wife

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. This was short-lived as his parents and his sister Ip Nga-sum had to leave and travel to

in about 1950 in search of a better life for the family, and only his mother and sister returned home later on. In 1962, due to the

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, Ip Ching and his older brother

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were forced to leave Foshan and moved to Hong Kong to join their father. His father Ip Man taught from his home. At one point his father walked out of his home to live elsewhere due to a dispute with him and Ip Chun over his

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mistress and his illegitimate son Ip Siu-wah. His father barely interacted with him and his brother since then, except for their training lessons. As well as learning Wing Chun at his father's home, Ip Ching also was an avid observer of his father teaching other students, in turn gaining valuable insight on his father's teaching methods. After Ip Man's death in 1972, Ip Ching left the training hall but continued to reside in his father's home. He later ran a manufacturing business in

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, and continued to teach Wing Chun privately to his disciples in his home. In 1994, he retired and devoted himself to teaching Wing Chun full-time. He served as a Wing Chun consultant alongside his brother Chun on the film ''

Ip Man 3 ''Ip Man 3'' is a 2015 Hong Kong biographical martial arts film directed by Wilson Yip, produced by Raymond Wong and written by Edmond Wong with action choreography by Yuen Woo-ping. It is the third in the ''Ip Man'' film series based on the ...

''. Jim Liu portrayed the character of Ip Ching in the film. He died on 25 January 2020.

References

External links

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Ip Ching (Grand Master)
profile at the Int'l Wing Chun Combat & Eastern Arts Council site * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ip Ching 1936 births 2020 deaths Sportspeople from Guangdong People from Nanhai District Wing Chun practitioners from Hong Kong People from Foshan Cantonese people Chinese Wing Chun practitioners