Yip Man - Martial Arts Lineage

Martial Arts Lineage

See also: Branches of Wing Chun

Wing Chun Lineage according to Yip Man

Ng Mui (one of the Five Elders of Shaolin Monastery)
Yim Wing-chun (taught Wing Chun by Ng for self-defence)
Leung Bok-chau (Yim's husband)
Leung Lan-kwai
Wong Wah-bo (taught the pole form by Leung Yee-tai)
Leung Yee-tai (added his pole form to the system he learned from Wong)
Leung Jan (also taught his son Leung Bik)
Chan Wah-shun
Yip Man (also learned from Ng Chung-sok and Leung Bik)
Known students: See Branches of Wing Chun
  • Ip Man's Interactive Lineage Tree at the Martial Arts Lineage Project

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