Sunday, December 28, 2008

Ip Man

Watched the kung fu movie “Ip Man” starring Donnie Yen.

All in, a nice movie, with lots of actions and fighting, suitable for kung fu fans like me :D
was hoping for a more detailed story on the legendary master Yip Man, but then again, too much story telling will mean less time for actions...so...there it is.

Heard there's a sequel, and am waiting for it :D hopefully it'll tell more about the master's adventures in Hong Kong, where he first taught to Restaurant Worker's Association, and how he adapted his teachings to suit various individuals, which developed into different branches of Wing Chun today.
However, Grandmaster Yip Man always maintained that there is no different “branches”, but just various style of interpretation of the One True Way. No one branch is completely wrong, or right. It all depends on which style will help you progress more. It's not easy to get a good master, and its even more difficult to get a good student ( who will practice consistently and diligently :) ).

so, there it is, a must watch for the kung fu fans, else, just skip it :)

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