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Ip Man: The Greatest Martial Arts Master of His Generation

Ip Man, whose real name was Ip Kai-man (葉繼問), was born in Foshan, Guangdong Province, in 1892. He was the second child of a prominent scholarly family in Foshan who believed in traditional educational values.  Foshan has always been a haven for flourishing martial arts. Famous martial arts masters of the Southern schools, such as ...

Helen London

ip-man

Bruce Lee: Be Like Water

Bruce Lee’s only formal master was Yip (Ip) Man. Ip Man taught him high-level martial arts. In high-level kung fu, you need to understand the Tao (Dao) to proceed and advance in your levels. Physical skills are not enough. Only when you understand Taoist concepts can you assimilate your body and mind to work together ...

Jessica Kneipp

Bruce Lee and Ip Man.

Bruce Lee’s Daughter Vs. Chinese Fast Food Chain

Bruce Lee Enterprises, a California-based firm run by Bruce Lee’s daughter Shannon Lee, has sued a popular Chinese fast food chain called Real Kungfu. The reason — they use an image of Bruce Lee as their logo. The lawsuit by Bruce Lee’s daughter Real Kungfu was founded in 1990 and has 600 outlets in 57 ...

Raven Montmorency

A Real Kungfu store.

Learn from the Master: The Philosophy of Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee’s influence on modern martial arts is undeniable. His ideas about martial arts were not rooted in violence. Instead, its foundations were strongly rooted in a wise philosophy and informed worldview that stressed personal excellence. The philosophy of Bruce Lee Be like water One day when Bruce Lee was reflecting on the teachings of ...

Armin Auctor

A statue of Bruce Lee.

‘Be Water’: Hong Kong Demonstrators Adopt Wise Strategy

“Shouldn’t we worry about the mainland sending troops to Hong Kong, as Hongkongers? If the army is needed to resolve the situation in Hong Kong, I believe its citizens and protesters will “be water”; we know how to behave. If all was well, we’d go home and sleep,” said a representative of the demonstrators. “Be ...

Nspirement Staff

Bruce Lee.

How Chinese Martial Arts Influenced the World

In the world of martial arts — also known as kung fu, wushu, and quanfa in China — the Chinese martial arts styles are generally regarded as the ones that have had the most influence over the past century. Styles like Wing Chun, Shaolin Kung Fu, and so on have found millions of admirers and ...

Nspirement Staff

Bruce Lee on a movie set.

Has Bruce Lee Reincarnated as a Japanese Boy?

Bruce Lee, the famous Chinese actor and kung fu master from the 1970s, remains the pride and joy of Asians up to this day. Recently, a Japanese boy became the talk of netizens for his resemblance to Bruce Lee. The 7-year-old, Ryusei Imai, with his distinctive yellow jumpsuit, skill with nunchucks, and the way he ...

Nspirement Staff

Statue of Bruce Lee.