Ip Man (Donnie Yen)

==Summary==
Ip Man (葉問) is the titular main protagonist of the Ip Man Tetralogy. Master Ip was a Chinese Wing Chun grandmaster. He is widely considered to be the most skilled martial artist in Foshan, but keeps a low profile. He is respected by other masters for the humbleness he displays in friendly, closed-door competitions.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Ip Kai Man
Origin: Ip Man (Film Series)
Gender: Male
Age: 42 (Ip Man), 57 (Ip Man 2), 66 (Ip Man 3), 71 (Ip Man 4)
Classification: Human, Martial Artist, Wing Chun Teacher, Wing Chun Grandmaster
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Master Martial Artist, Weapon Mastery (Knife User, Staff User, and Swordsman), Pressure Points (Specifically weakened Twister's arms during their final round of combat), Acrobatics (Shown here and here), Enhanced Senses (Even after being temporarily blinded, he was able to dodge a barrage of attacks just from the sound the blows made as they traveled through the air)
Attack Potency: Street level+ (Can easily knock out trained martial artists and send grown men across a room with his strikes, on one occasion sending one flying into a thin wall of wood. With a staff of his own, he can can match the strength of foes who can carve through solid stone with a staff. Fought evenly with Frank, who can break glass windows with a single punch, and send foes flying)
Speed: At least Peak Human, possibly Superhuman attack and reaction speed (Can punch 5 to 10 times in a second; outpaced 10 black belt karateka; casually dodged attacks from a young Bruce Lee from a sitting position and without trying. Comparable to world title boxers and skilled martial artists in the real world. Grabbed a gun before an officer could shoot)
Lifting Strength: Peak Human (Can toss grown men into the air and across a room)
Striking Strength: Street level+ (Could casually knock out people with a single blow and send people flying meters back. Harmed Frank and injured Twister)
Durability: Street level+ (Took numerous blows from Twister who is physically superior to him. Took a direct punch from Frank that pushed him back with enough force to bend window frames and shatter glass. Can withstand blows from foes who can carve through solid stone with a staff and crack a table by accident)
Stamina: Peak Human (Can fight nearly a dozen men at once consistently throughout the series. Can casually spar while balancing on tiny poles, and did so with many foes with ease. Did his chain-punch for 15 seconds straight with The Twister, which is his series of his fastest punches at the highest rate of exertion with no signs of tiring. Fought a hefty boxing match with The Twister and was able to recover from getting knocked down numerous times despite Twisters physical advantage. In IP Man 1 despite the lack of food he received, he was able to fight to the same ability. Fought on par for an extended time with Geddes despite having an injured arm targeted and having cancer. Quickly recovered after being jabbed in the eye)
Range: Standard Melee Range, up to Extended Melee Range with weapons
Standard Equipment: None notable; Usually Mr. Ip fights with bare hands
* Optional Equipment: He has been shown fighting with long and short staffs and twin butterfly swords. Also, he has been shown utilizing surrounding weapons, tools, and furniture into combat, and is shown disarming opponents' weapons.
Intelligence: Gifted (Charismatic in social situations in terms of rationalizing and reasoning with others. As such despite the time period of the 50s, he was able to convince a crowd of British folk on why they have the same integrity, ultimately winning them all over. A excellent mentor in philosophy and teaching ability, his short welcoming in Hong Kong he was able to train his disciples in short manner to fight on par with Master Hung's already experienced disciples. More notably with his student Wong Leung whom was already capable of fending off multiple armed men while handcuffed. IP Man himself is also excellent in the art of combat and is incredibly agile and versatile in analyzing the room in the ways of fending off his opponents to the point he often has to hold back. Demonstrated best in his fight in IP Man against tens of armed men, he is untouched and purposely using the weak end of his weapon to not kill them. He is incredibly flexible and adaptable in his style like with the Boxer Twister, where he adapts multiple times throughout the fight, pinpointing his legwork, blocking technique, and finally his punches on how he is able to come on top. Then with Frank where he realizes the main strength also in his legwork, then utilizing his elbows to accompany Mikes incredible strength. All of this being analyzed mid fight under pressure)
Standard Tactics: Ip Man utilizes the art of Wing Chun. Often at the start of the fight he is usually a defensive fighter in which he scans their fighting style and opens with counters. If he overwhelms a fighter, he will utilize his Training Dummy techniques, which are a heavy bunch of combos, or his chain punch which is a rapid blow after blow. If IP Man has the intent to fatally injure, he will utilize a throat strike if he has the opportunity to. After adapting to said style, assuming that IP Man is being overwhelmed, he opts to adapt to any of his shortcomings, and the weakness of his said opponent. IP Man also has no issues with utilizing any weapon he can find, this is especially in situations where he is fighting large groups of people.
Weaknesses: In IP Man 4, he has head and neck cancer due to chronic smoking; he also has a weak left hand from a previous injury he sustained earlier in the movie that has trouble sustaining hard blows from those on his level
Feats:
===Strength===
Punches/Elbows
* Smacks a guy into a backflip.
* Elbows a man a short distance.
* A simple jab sends a man off his feet.
* Sends a man flying.
* One Inch Punch
Knees/Kicks
* Knees Jiu across a room.
* Snaps a man's leg.
* Sends a man flying with a kick.
* Sends a man flying destroying a bunch of chairs.
* Ragdolls two men, breaking wooden planks in the process.
* Kicks a man across a floor.
* Kicks a wooden chair breaking it.
* Kicks a man across a room.
Shoves
* Tosses Liu across a room.
* Sends a man flying with a shove.
* Sends a man flying destroying some crates.
Weapons
* Sends a man flying through wooden planks.
* Pushes a wooden beam through a huge wooden pillar, and through concrete.
* Smashes a wooden table.
* He and another man break their wooden staves on each other.
Other
* Picks up and spins a man around.
* Snaps a man's arm.
* Flips Mike Tyson.
===Speed/Agility===
Punching Speed: IP Man repeatedly uses low damage fast attacks throughout the movies, a signature move of Wing Chun.
* 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.
Dexterity/Agility
* Catches himself falling and uses it against his opponent.
* Flips a pallet around, pulls knives out of it and uses it as a weapon.
* Runs across a falling table.
* Casually weaves through a young Bruce Lee's attacks calling him slow.
* Dodging attacks for his wife.
===Skill===
* Embarrassing Master Liu by counting every hit he makes on him.
* Restrains a cop in a way he can't shoot with one hand.
* Disables Jiu's arm with a feather duster.
* Instantly incapacitating a Japanese Black Belt.
* Defends and dismantles against four Japanese Black Belts attacking simultaneously.
* Instantly incapacitates a soldier.
* Defending against three Hung Gao martial artists simultaneously.
* Fighting through a horde of weapon wielding martial artists protecting his pupil.
* Defending against unorthodox attacks and again and again.
* Outmaneuvering Twister.
* Pressure Point
* Walking through a bunch of martial artists armed with staves.
* Defending from 11 martial artists.
* Unable to see, Ip dodges a flurry of attacks off sound.
===Fights===
Ip Man
* Spars Master Liu.
* Fights Jin Shanzhao.
* Fights 10 Japanese Black Belts.
* Fights a couple Japanese Soldiers.
* Fights through a crowd of martial artists and then fights a bunch of Axe Wielding Martial Artists and then fights Jin and one of Liu's previous students.
* Fights General Miura.
Ip Man 2
* Fights a couple thugs.
* Ip Man (and technically one of his pupils) fight a couple dozen martial artists armed with various weapons.
* Fights Three separate Masters. * Law (Monkey Kung Fu) * Cheng (Baguazhang) * Hung (Hung Ga)
* Fights Twister.
Ip Man 3
* Ip and some of his students fight off a huge 50+ man criminal gang.
* Fights 11 street fighter martial artists and then immediately has to fight off 20-30+ guys.
* Fights a Muay Thai martial artist.
* Fights Frank (Mike Tyson) for 3 minutes.
* Fights Cheung Tin Chi.
==Explanations==
Ip Man is considered to be the best martial arts master in Foshan due to his incredible skill in Wing Chun. He possesses extraordinary speed, agility and reflexes that further compliments his skill in Wing Chun in his fighting style which proves useful and despite his size, he possesses the tremendous physical strength and durability to fight against, harm, and even overpower other much larger, more muscular and physically powerful and skilled masters of martial arts. He has also proven highly competent in armed combat with swords and long-poles.
==Gallery==
Ip Man (2010) - Ip Man vs. 10 Black Belts Scene (6-10) - Movieclips
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Rama (The Raid) Rama's Profile
Mad Dog (The Raid) Mad Dog's Profile
Mr. Miyagi (The Karate Kid) Mr. Miyagi's Profile
Yuri Boyka (Undisputed) Yuri Boyka's Profile
Losses:
Inconclusive:
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