![]() ![]() 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 Ip Oi-dor ( 葉靄多) and Ng Shui ( 吳瑞) as the third of four children.
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