1937 (Man Kwok year 26) Yip Man 44 years old.
Location: Fut Shan.
The
Japanese invaded south China.
1937 to 1945 (Man Kwok year 26 to 34) Yip Man 44 to 52 years old.
Location: Fut Shan.
For 8 years Yip Man fought the Japanese but Fut Shan was occupied and ruled by a
puppet government. The Grandmaster swore not to be used by the puppet government
so he became very poor and often he went hungry. Luckily his good friend, Chow
Cheng Chung, gave him food from time to time. Grandmaster Yip Man wanted to
repay his kindness and so accepted his son, Chow Kwang Yiu, as his student. From
1941 to 1943 he taught Wing Chun Kung Fu in the cotton mill at Wing On. At this
time studying with Chow Kwong Yiu were Kwok Fu, Chan Chi Sun, Ng Ying, Lun Kai,
Chow Sai and others. These were the firstgeneration of students that Grandmaster
Yip Man taught. Kwok Fu and Lun Kai are still alive and teaching Wing Chun Kung
Fu in China today, in Kwong Chow, Fut Shan.