Yip Man — Ip Man Character Profile

About Yip Man

Alternate romanization of Ip Man, same historical figure and main character.

Yip Man — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Wing Chun mastery, Chain punches, Wooden dummy training, Martial arts philosophy, Leadership

• Strength: 8.5/10
• Intelligence: 8/10
• Charisma: 9/10
• Morality: 9.5/10
• Influence: 9/10

Affiliations

• Kuomintang

Quick Facts about Yip Man

Education

St. Stephen's College

Occupation

martial artist

Manner of Death

Natural causes

Yip Man's Known Relations

• Ip Chun — Child
• Ip Ching — Child
• Cheung Wing Sing — Spouse
• Bruce Lee — Student
• William Cheung — Student
• Wong Shun Leung — Student
• Leung Sheung — Student
• Samuel Kwok — Student
• Chu Shong Tin — Student
• Moy Yat — Student
• Victor Kan — Student
• Ho Kam Ming — Student
• Jiu Wan — Student
• Chan Wah-shun — Student of
• Leung Bik — Student of

Yip Man appears in 4 titles

• Ip Man (2008)
• Ip Man 2 (2010) — character page
• Ip Man 3 (2015) — character page
• Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Donnie Yen

Appears in

Ip Man (2008)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Yip Man — Social Acquaintance — Shao Dan Yuan (Wong Yau-Nam)

  Yuan is a local troublemaker who stumbles upon Ip's sparring and spreads rumors.

• Yip Man — Alliance Supporter — Captain Li Zhao (Gordon Lam Ka-Tung)

  Li Zhao acts as a bridge between the martial artists and the Japanese arena system.

• Yip Man — Conflict Arch Enemy — General Miura (Hiroyuki Ikeuchi)

  Miura views Ip as the ultimate obstacle to Japanese dominance and honor.

• Yip Man — Conflict Enemy — Colonel Sato (Shibuya Tenma)

  Sato is a relentless pursuer who betrays the arena rules to eliminate Ip.

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More characters from Ip Man

• Zhou Qing Quan (Simon Yam)
• Zhang Yong Cheng (Lynn Hung Doi-Lam)
• General Miura (Hiroyuki Ikeuchi)
• Master Liao (Chen Zhihui)
• Captain Li Zhao (Gordon Lam Ka-Tung)
• Cotton Mill Owner (Zhong Hanhao)
• Jin Shan Zhao's Bodyguard (Lu Kai)
• Jin Shan Zhao's Bodyguard (Jin Gang)
• Righteous Club Master (Liu Mingzhe)
• Yip Zhun (Li Chak)
• Green Dragon / Master Li (Li Qilong)
• Colonel Sato (Shibuya Tenma)