This is the story of Ip Man, a legendary Wing Chun Kung Fu master from Fo Shan, China. The film is set in Japanese occupied Fo Shan following Japan's invasion of China during World War II. It recounts specifically one man's opposition the occupying Japanese forces.Ip Man is set in the 1930s in Foshan, a hub of Southern Chinese martial arts, where various schools actively recruit disciples and compete against each other. Although the Wing Chun master Ip Man is the most skilled martial artist in Foshan, he is unassuming and keeps a low profile. As an independently wealthy man, he feels no need to accept any disciples and instead spends his days training, meeting with friends, and spending time with his family. However, his wife is often resentful of the time he spends training and discussing martial arts with friends and colleagues. Though not a professional martial artist, Ip is respected in Foshan due to the abilities he displays in friendly, closed-door competitions with local masters. Ip's reputation is further enhanced when he defeats an aggressive, rude, highly skilled Northern Chinese martial arts master, Jin Shanzhao, thus upholding the regional pride of fellow Southern stylists and others in Foshan.The Japanese invasion in 1937 adversely affects the life of everyone in Foshan. Ip's house is claimed by the Japanese and used as their Foshan headquarters. Ip and his family lose their wealth and are forced to move into a decrepit house. Desperate to support his family, Ip accepts work as a coolie at a coal mine. The Japanese General Miura, who is a Karate master, establishes an arena where Chinese martial artists compete with his military trainees. The Chinese earn a bag of rice for every match they win. Li Zhao, a former police officer and Ip's acquaintance, is now working as a translator for the Japanese and is making the offer to the martial artists working as coolies. Ip at first declines to participate in the matches. However, when his friend Lin goes missing, he agrees to take part in order to investigate. He is enraged when he sees a fellow Foshan master (Master Liu) mercilessly executed for picking up a bag of rice from a prior victory after giving up in a second match against three karateka. He also comes to understand that Lin was killed in an earlier fight. Barely able to contain his rage, Ip demands a match with ten karateka at once. Despite having not practiced Wing Chun since the invasion began (in order to conserve what little food his family had to survive), he proceeds to mercilessly crush each of them with a brutal yet efficient barrage of his martial art mastery, showing barely any of the restraint he exhibited in previous engagements. His skill arouses the interest of Miura, who seeks to learn more about Ip and see him fight again.Ip visits his friend Chow Ching-chuen, who owns and runs a cotton mill in Foshan. Chow tells Ip that a highway robbery gang led by Jin Shanzhao is harassing his workers and extorting money from them. Ip trains the workers in Wing Chun for self defence. Meanwhile, Miura grows impatient when Ip does not return to the arena and sends men to find Ip. These men harass Ip's family, and Ip incapacitates them. Ip and his family then go into hiding at Li Zhao's house. Meanwhile, the robbers return to the cotton mill to demand money. The workers fight back using the techniques that Ip taught them. Just then, Ip appears and defeats Jin Shanzhao, warning him never to harass the workers again.The Japanese soldiers eventually find Ip at the cotton mill. Miura tells Ip that his life will be spared if agrees to instruct the Japanese soldiers in martial arts. Ip refuses and challenges Miura to a match, which Miura accepts, both because of his love for martial arts and because refusing the challenge would be a humiliation to the Japanese. The match between Ip and Miura is held in public in Foshan's square. At first, the two fighters seem equally matched, but Miura becomes overwhelmed and is unable to fend off Ip's attacks as he effortlessly uses him as a Wooden Dummy, inflicting a severe beating on him and clearly winning.As the beaten general lies down after his defeat, Ip looks over to the crowd and hears the Chinese cheering him; within the crowd, he spots his wife and child with Chow. Just then, Miura's deputy Sato shoots Ip. This sparks a scuffle between the Chinese audience and the Japanese soldiers. During the scuffle, Li Zhao kills Sato with Sato's own gun. Ip is taken away amidst the chaos. It is revealed that he survives and escapes to Hong Kong with his family. There, Ip establishes a Wing Chun school, where his students come to include Bruce Lee.
Question: Where is the match between Ip and Miura held?, Answer: Foshan's square Question: Was it British soldiers or Japanese soldiers that found Ip at the cotton mill?, Answer: <No Answer> Question: Does Miura accepts Ip's challenge to a match?, Answer: Yes Question: What is Li Zhao's former profession?, Answer: Police officer Question: What happened to martial arts Master Liu?, Answer: Master Liu was executed Question: Who is the most skilled martial artist in Foshan?, Answer: Ip Man Question: What is his wife resentful about?, Answer: Losing their house and wealth Question: What do they do in these hubs?, Answer: Chinese martial artists compete Japanese military trainees Question: Who defeats Jin Shanzhao?, Answer: Ip Man Question: What year was the Japanese invasion in the movie?, Answer: 1937 Question: What was General Miura a master of?, Answer: Karate master Question: What year was the Japanese Invasion?, Answer: 1937 Question: What is Foshan?, Answer: is a hub of Southern Chinese martial arts Question: Who is harassing Chow Ching-chuen's workers?, Answer: a highway robbery gang led by Jin Shanzhao Question: What is the name of the school Ip establishes and what is taught there?, Answer: Wing Chun school Question: What is the prize for winning a Chinese martial arts match?, Answer: bag of rice Question: Who did Ip defeat?, Answer: Jin Shanzhao Question: What is Li Zhao's former occupation in the movie?, Answer: Police Officer Question: Where was Ip found?, Answer: a coal mine Question: Was the match between Ip and Miura a private event?, Answer: No Question: What year does the story take place?, Answer: 1930 Question: What is Ip man's personality like?, Answer: unassuming, low-profile Question: What does Miura want Ip to instruct the Japanese soldiers in?, Answer: in martial arts Question: Where does IP accept a job?, Answer: Coal mine as a coolie Question: What was General Miura a master of in the movie?, Answer: Karate Question: Who is found at the cotton mill?, Answer: Ip Question: Who wins the match?, Answer: Ip Question: Who is Ip Man?, Answer: a grandmaster of the martial art Wing Chun and teacher of Bruce Lee Question: Why is his wife resentful?, Answer: Ip Man Question: Who shoots Ip?, Answer: Sato Question: Who does Miura send to find Ip?, Answer: Colonel Sato Question: What do the Chinese martial artists win after every match in the movie?, Answer: earn a bag of rice Question: Does Miura hate martial arts?, Answer: <No Answer>