Ip Man died of throat cancer. Ip Man’s original name was Ip Kai-wen, and his former name was Ye Yi. His ancestral home was Sangyuan, Nanhai County, Guangdong Province. He graduated from St. Stephen’s College in Hong Kong and studied under Chen Huashun and Liang Bi. The founder of the Wing Chun system, Ip Man died of illness in Hong Kong on December 1, 1972 at the age of 79.

Ip Man was talented and intelligent when he was young, but he was frail and sick. Chen Huashun, a disciple of the Foshan Wing Chun master Liang Zan, rented the ancestral hall of Ip Man’s family to set up a hall to teach students. Ip Man was fortunate to have Chen Huashun as his teacher and learn Wing Chun skills. After Chen Huashun died of a stroke, Ip Man practiced hard with his senior brother Wu Zhongsu for three years. The next year, Ip Man was ordered by his father to come to Hong Kong to study at St. Stephen's School. During this period, Ip Man met Liang Bi, the son of Mr. Liang Zan, and practiced chanting with Liang Bi. Spring Boxing.

Ip Man had profound attainments in Wing Chun and made outstanding contributions to the development of Wing Chun. In twenty-two years, he spread Wing Chun to all parts of the world and made Wing Chun popular. Boxing has become one of the world-famous boxing techniques, and Ip Man's martial arts character has been regarded as a model. Therefore, after Ip Man passed away, his colleagues in the Wing Chun school unanimously praised him as a great master.

"Foshan Overseas Chinese" published in the 1970s has a special article introducing Ip Man's deeds. The Foshan Martial Arts Museum completed in 2000 has a dedicated Ip Man exhibition room. There is an "Ip Man Museum" in Ohio, USA. , the "Ip Man (Overseas) Chinese Martial Arts Association" in Birmingham, England has a column commemorating him, and the "Ip Man Chinese Martial Arts Association" in Hong Kong has his portrait and photos of his practice.