Interesting rendering of wing chun although not correct historically.

I anticipated this to be the usual garden variety kung fu film, yet it transpired to be quite a thoughtful and enticing movie with an adequate insight into YIp Man's demeanour. Interestingly, his son YIp Chun was a consultant for the film , but despite his presence, the film still took a number of liberties with Yip Man's life, purely for dramatic effect. For example, he fled Fo-Shan (to Hong Kong) during the Japanese occupation, only to return after the war ended. Also, he was not particularly adept at wing chun (in China) until he turned 16, when his chi sau technique was corrected in Hong Kong, under the tutelage of Leung Jan (whose sifu - Chan Wah Shun was also Yip Mans' sifu back in China, but the old boy croaked after only 3 years of teaching Yip Man, who was 15 at the time). Anyhoo, It is true that Yip Man was never defeated in combat. He passed his legacy to Yip Chun, who like his father, has never been defeated. Sadly, Yip Man passed away on 2nd December 1972 (79 years old), due to throat cancer. This was not mentioned in the film. People regard Bruce Lee as the greatest martial artist ever. However, Yip Man and Yip Chun were superior martial artists (and not street fighters)..