Ip Man - Portrait of a Kung Fu Master

From stories shared by his son, this book paints a portrait of the famous Wing Chun Grand Master, Ip Man, providing a set of fifteen principles as a guide to mastery. While there are broad lessons to be learned from this portrait, the details must be savored. Many of the great figures of history are shrouded in the mists of aggrandizement, but here the details, the fine strokes of the portrait, have remained to show the humble seeker something about the life of a Master. <P>Each chapter provides a principle or set of principles to contemplate. You will be richly rewarded if you seek to discern the principles and the man who strove to embody them. <P>These stories and the principles drawn from them are commended to you for your benefit and learning and enjoyment. Let them guide you in your journey, but do not look for them to tell you every step. In this portrait are great treasures for the taking but not simply for the asking.

Ip Ching was born in 1936 in Foshan, China, the youngest son of the famous Wing Chun Grandmaster Ip Man. At the age of thirteen, Ip Ching began Wing Chun taining under his father's guidance. Ip Man's school was at his house and Ip Ching lived with his father. This gave Ip Ching and enormous amount of insight into Wing Chun and his father's teaching methods. IP Ching continues his father's traditions, teaching Wing Chun throughout the world. <P>Ron Heimberger is a world-renowned authority on the art of Wing Chun. He is President of the Wing Chun Kung Fu Council.