Ip Ching
Ip Ching (born Ip Hok-ching; 7 July 1936 – 25 January 2020, aged 83) was a Hong Kong martial artist. He was one of five Grandmasters of the Ip Man (Yip Man) family of Wing Chun Kung Fu.
- Name: Ip Ching (葉正).
- Birth name: Ip Hok-ching (葉學正).
- Birth date: 7 July 1936.
- Birth place: Foshan, Guangdong, Republic of China.
- Death date: 25 January 2020.
- Death place: Hong Kong.
- Residence: Hong Kong
- Nationality: Chinese.
- Style: Wing Chun.
- Rank: Grandmaster
- Occupation: Wing Chun teacher.
- Relatives: Ip Man (father), Cheung Wing-sing (mother), Ip Chun (big brother), Ip Nga-sum (sister), Ip Nga-wun (sister), Ip Siu-wah (half-brother).
- School: Ving Tsun Athletic Association.
- Website: http://www.ipching.org.hk
- Traditional Chinese: 葉學正.
- Simplified Chinese: 叶学正.
Biography[edit]
Ip Ching was born Ip Hok-ching in Foshan in 1936 as the second son of Ip Man and his wife Cheung Wing-sing. This was short-lived as his parents and his sister, Ip Nga-sum had to leave and travel to Hong Kong in about 1950 in search of a better life for the family, and only his mother and sister returned home later.
In 1962, due to the Cultural Revolution, Ip Ching and his older brother, Ip Chun, were forced to leave Foshan and move to Hong Kong to join their father.
His father, Ip Man, taught from his home. At one point, his father walked out of his home to live elsewhere due to a dispute between him and Ip Chun over his Shanghai mistress and his illegitimate son Ip Siu-wah. Since then, his father has barely interacted with him and his brother except for their training lessons.
In addition to learning Wing Chun at his father's home, Ip Ching was an avid observer of his father teaching other students, gaining valuable insight into his father's teaching methods.
After Ip Man passed away in 1972, Ip Ching left the training hall but continued to reside in his father's home. He later ran a manufacturing business in Lam Tei, New Territories, and continued to teach Wing Chun privately to his disciples in his home.
In 1994, he retired and devoted himself to teaching Wing Chun full-time.
He served as a Wing Chun consultant alongside his brother Chun on the film Ip Man 3. Jim Liu portrayed the character of Ip Ching in the film.
Ip Ching died on 25 January 2020.