Ip Ching

Ip Ching
Born	(1936-07-07) 7 July 1936 Foshan, China
Other names	Ip Hok Ching
Residence	Hong Kong
Nationality	Chinese
Style	Wing Chun
Rank	Grandmaster
Occupation	Martial artist, martial arts instructor
Notable relatives	Ip Man (father; b. 1893) Cheung Wing-sing (mother) Ip Chun (brother; b. 1924)
Website	http://www.ipching.org.hk/

Ip Ching
Traditional Chinese	葉學正
Simplified Chinese	叶学正
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yè xué zhèng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Yihp Hohk Jing

Ip Ching (born 7 July 1936) is a Chinese martial artist. He is one of five still-living Grandmasters of the Ip Man (Yip Man) family of Wing Chun Kung Fu.

Biography

Ip Ching (Ip Hok Ching Chinese 葉學正 )(born in Foshan, China in 1936) is the second eldest son of Ip Man. This was short lived as his father had to leave and travel to Hong Kong in search of a better life for his family.

Yip Man taught from his home and today this is where Ip Ching resides. As well as learning Wing Chun at his father's home Ip Ching also was an avid observer of his father teaching other students. In turn gaining valuable insight on his father’s teaching methods.

After Yip Man's death in 1972, Ip Ching continued teaching whilst running a manufacturing business. In 1994 he retired from his work and decided to open his doors to full-time, teaching Wing Chun, to Wing Chun Director Sifu Ron Heimburger, Garner Train, Eric Lee and across the globe.

Students: Sifu Sam Hing Fai Chan, Garner Train, Eric Lee, Ron Heimberger - Director, Sifu Tony Brooks

External links

• Grand Master Ip Ching: A Short Biography
• Ip Ching (Grand Master), profile at the Intl' Wing Chun Combat & Eastern Arts Council site