Ip Man 1- movie review (Part 1)

It is a movie fro the Hong Kong film prodution based on Ip Man's life that took place in Foshan during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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 master, Jin Shanzhao, thus upholding the regional pride of fellow Southern stylists and others in Foshan.

Wikipedia. Year: unknown. Ip Man (film). Available from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ip_Man_%28film%29 [13 Jan 2012]

Then, the Japanese invaded in 1937 and Ip's house is claimed by the Japanese and used as their Foshan headquarters. He and his family was forced to move into a decrepit house. So Ip accepted to work as a coolie at a coal mine. Miura - the Japanese general, he is the master of Karate established an arena where Chinese martial arts will be against with Japanese martial art. The Chinese will earn a big bag of rices every time he wins a match. However, Ip's friend Lin was going missing,  he agrees to take part in order to investigate. He was angry when he sees a fellow of him in Foshan (Master Liu) was executed for picking up a bag of rice after surrendered to the match against three Japaneses.  He also comes to understand that Lin was killed in the previous fight.

Author: unknown. Year: unknown. Ip Man 1. DVD Photo. Available from: http://x-martial-arts-x.blogspot.com/2010/12/movie-ipman.html. [13 Jan 2012]

                         Author: yabbbaaa. Year: 2008. IP MAN - trailer 1 - Master of Bruce Lee (Eng sub). Video. Available from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhz4Jl6nf58 [13 Jan 2012]