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Don’t let the movies fool you. While Bruce Lee did study under Ip Man, it’s often debated as to how long he studied for. Some claim as little as a year but it’s more like five or six. Ip Man’s private lessons were incredibly hands on and Bruce found the philosophy behind Wing Chun very interesting but Bruce Lee is not a Wing Chun grandmaster. It seems that the hot new debate between news fans of the genre is whether Bruce Lee was better than Ip Man.
Bruce became universally known as better than most when it comes to martial arts because he excelled in his own philosophy, Jeet June Do. Could he go toe to toe with Ip Man when it came to Wing Chun? It’s highly doubtful. But Bruce was an incredibly scientific fighter. He understood the body and its reactions and so developed a more efficient act of fighting. It’s less stylish than most as it encourages the mindset of, “Do what you need to do.” Jeet Kune Do promotes groin kicks, eye gouges and all that good stuff.
Ip Man isn’t famous because he taught Bruce Lee. Sure, it helped, but he’s more famous for being one of the most prominent faces of Wing Chun and someone utterly devoted to his martial art. He has his own story and shouldn’t really be automatically associated with the legendary status of Bruce. It’s a bit like saying Robert DeNiro is famous because of Al Pacino. It doesn’t really make sense. One can only imagine the talks they had and just how much their relationship was strengthened through Wing Chun but I don’t think the question, “Do you know who Ip Man is?” should be answered with, “Yeah, he was Bruce Lee’s teacher.” If anything, a true testament to Ip Man’s character would be the fact he chose to teach Bruce one-to-one when the rest of his students refused to train with him because of his mixed heritage.
Much like Wong Fei Hung, Ip Man is quickly becoming a gimmick in the kung fu world. Even his son, Ip Chun, has had harsh words to say about the Donnie Yen films. Just as you can’t watch Spike Lee’s “Malcolm X” and expect to know everything about the Civil Rights movement, you can’t expect to watch the “Ip Man” films and know everything about Wing Chun or the man himself.
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