Legend has it that during China's Ming-Qing dynastic transition, there lived an intelligent and innovative female kung fu master. Her name was Wu Mei Shi Tai. She developed a new fighting system, Wing Chun, drawing inspiration from the movement of animals and birds – more specifically, the Snake and Crane styles of Shaolin Kung Fu.
The system's sharp, nimble and graceful movements of the fist can knock down the enemy in close-range combat within seconds. However, Wu Mei Shi Tai the creator had one principle — "Whoever makes this martial art popular, disobeys me!"
For years, the underground martial art developed silently in the shadows – before one disciple brought it under the spotlight.
This story begins in 1893, with the birth of one man: Ip Man.

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