Fantastic story

Rating: 10/10 (24 January 2011)

This was a great story of one of the most popular Kung fu masters of all time. Ip man. A fighter, teacher who posses a skill unlike any other man on earth. His ability to use his style of Kung Fu led to fame in small increments which his fellow neighbours lavished upon his name. Yet at the time of world war two, his abilities would be put to the test when the Japanese occupied his town with a headquarters in his own house. Thrust to the streets like a common criminal, Ip man finds work to keep his son and his wife above water. Yet in the back ground, is the Japanese soldiers who were trying to display their own brand of boxing, making themselves look more superior. In the midst of this chaos, a friend of Ip's was killed in a local tournament for which the Japanese used to display their skills. Hearing about his death, Ip man then decides to put and end to the tyranny and take on the general himself. With support from his neighbours, Ip man goes into the ring, and gives the audience a display of strength, skill, and complete finesse for which Ip man is known for. He also is the same teacher, who taught the legendary Bruce Lee when he was just a nine year old punk to adult hood. Ip man was to become the ultimate teacher master of his style, and his school with quite possibly, the most effective Kung Fu on the planet. This is a great story of his life, with the tragedies that loomed around every corner, he never looked down or away from a challenge. Excellent cast, and music to fit the times of the most horrible wars that plagued the earth.