It’s common knowledge the Bruce Lee was introduced to Yip Man by William Cheung and was instrumental with Bruce’s WC development as was WSL.
In this article by Wong Shun Leung http://www.wongvingtsun.co.uk/wslbl.htm
Wong says that “…Chang (Cheung) brought in an Elvis like youngster…” to Yip Man’s school. In the 2nd Ip Man movie William Cheung, who introduced Bruce Lee to Yip Man, was not mentioned because of WC politics. They just show a little Bruce Lee walk into Yip Man’s room. Yeah, I know it’s not a documentary but only a movie. Rant over.
And Bruce Lee bought Duncan Leung to Yip Man. 
[QUOTE=blackjesus;1075592]And Bruce Lee bought Duncan Leung to Yip Man. :-D[/QUOTE]
Duncan was my Sifu so I know a little about what happened. It was after William Cheung had a fight with some sailors on a ship from HK to OZ that made Duncan want to learn WC.http://members.tripod.com/wing_chun/
[QUOTE=Phil Redmond;1075575]It’s common knowledge the Bruce Lee was introduced to Yip Man by William Cheung and was instrumental with Bruce’s WC development as was WSL.
In this article by Wong Shun Leung http://www.wongvingtsun.co.uk/wslbl.htm
Wong says that “…Chang (Cheung) brought in an Elvis like youngster…” to Yip Man’s school. In the 2nd Ip Man movie William Cheung, who introduced Bruce Lee to Yip Man, was not mentioned because of WC politics. They just show a little Bruce Lee walk into Yip Man’s room. Yeah, I know it’s not a documentary but only a movie. Rant over.[/QUOTE]
Common Knowledge yes, but people still will refute it. I have argued with others previously as they beleive the article refers to Sifu Hawkins Cheung.
[QUOTE=Niersun;1075906]Common Knowledge yes, but people still will refute it. I have argued with others previously as they beleive the article refers to Sifu Hawkins Cheung.[/QUOTE]
Then they don’t know their history. It’s also common knowledge that William Cheung’s father was a high HK Police official as it says in the WSL article. Hawkin’s dad wasn’t a high Police Official.
[QUOTE=Phil Redmond;1075883]Duncan was my Sifu so I know a little about what happened. It was after William Cheung had a fight with some sailors on a ship from HK to OZ that made Duncan want to learn WC.http://members.tripod.com/wing_chun/[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Phil Redmond;1075883]Duncan was my Sifu so I know a little about what happened. It was after William Cheung had a fight with some sailors on a ship from HK to OZ that made Duncan want to learn WC.http://members.tripod.com/wing_chun/[/QUOTE]
Hi Phil!
I read that article long time ago. But I also read the bruce lee story on the Wing Chun Warrior book (the one about Sifu Ducan Leung - http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32483) but I’m not a Wing Chun student so what do I know?
Chapter 9 (I’m just "translating it form my Chinese editon of the book) said Burce Lee and sifu leung is childhood friend/classmate and one day in 1955 Burce told him he learnt Wing Chun, A kung fu invented by a woman and shown him Siu Lim Tau and they spared. He was punched by Burce many time and that was the 1st time Burce Lee won since they spar. And burce suggested Sifu Leung to learn together. Yip Man asked him if he know Kung Fu.
Sifu Leung shown Yip Man his Hung Kuen. Yip Man said his stance is good and told him to bring 8 bucks and join the school.
[QUOTE=blackjesus;1076080]Hi Phil!
I read that article long time ago. But I also read the bruce lee story on the Wing Chun Warrior book (the one about Sifu Ducan Leung - http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32483) but I’m not a Wing Chun student so what do I know?
Chapter 9 (I’m just "translating it form my Chinese editon of the book) said Burce Lee and sifu leung is childhood friend/classmate and one day in 1955 Burce told him he learnt Wing Chun, A kung fu invented by a woman and shown him Siu Lim Tau and they spared. He was punched by Burce many time and that was the 1st time Burce Lee won since they spar. And burce suggested Sifu Leung to learn together. Yip Man asked him if he know Kung Fu.
Sifu Leung shown Yip Man his Hung Kuen. Yip Man said his stance is good and told him to bring 8 bucks and join the school.[/QUOTE]
Wong Shun Leung is both Bruce Lee’s and my Sifu’s senior. So that history is whack.
I’m sorry but guess you misunderstood me.
What I’m saying is Bruce Lee introduced Wing Chun to Sifu (Duncan) Leung. I didn’t say anything about sifu Wong Shun Leung.
The story is on the Wing Chun Warrior book which sold on Sifu Duncan Leung’s site.
Again, I didn’t say anything bout Wong Shun Leung.
First trailer looks poorly lit and monochromatic but, you never know, it could be good. 
I reckon it is a bit Matrix-ish. Yuen Woo Ping, you know.
Also, Wong Kar-Wai’s movies are more abstract than the normal kung fu movies.
like this:
Was not a fan of Ashes of Time. Killing the pace of your story doesn’t make it more profound, it’s just clumsy storytelling.
the trailer is, but i refuse to post it..i was very disapointed with…they ip manifide it.. which may sound weird. basically instead of the artsy bio pic we thought this was gonna be its just another folk hero chop socky movie. death to the foreign devils propaganda bull$****.
ip manifide!
That’s the word of the day today! ip manifide. Looks almost latin, especially if I italicize it.
ip manifide.
See what I mean?
Honestly, I think Grandmaster has no choice but to capitalize on Ip Man in the early trailer. Gotta grab some eyeballs and get some buzz.
12/18/12
Anticipated films lock China dates
By Stephen Cremin
Wed, 18 April 2012, 09:15 AM (HKT)
Distribution News
Three long-awaited films have finally locked their China release dates after months of speculation.
WONG Kar-wai 's martial arts drama The Grandmasters will open on 18 Dec, WEI Te-sheng 's war epic Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale on 10 May, and Dayyan ENG 's black comedy Inseparable on 4 May 2012.
The opening of the still-in-production The Grandmasters in mid-December puts it in the midst of one of the most competitive slots in China’s releasing calendar. It will likely go head-to-head with Ang LEE 's Life of Pi, while Jackie CHAN 's Chinese Zodiac , which opens 12 Dec, is still on release.
Warriors, which opened in Taiwan in Sep 2011 in two parts, was submitted to the State Administration of Radio, Film & Television (SARFT) in December in its new international version with additional cuts made for violence. Further cuts were demanded last month.
Inseparable, which stars Kevin SPACEY opposite Daniel WU , had its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival in Oct 2011. It opens in China one day before The Avengers and after a slew of late April films from local directors.
Next week, NING Hao 's Guns and Roses goes head-to-head with Leon YANG 's An Inaccurate Memoir on 24 May, followed four days later by the release of GUAN Hu 's Design of Death . All are competing with each other and Hollywood films.
Alien invasion film Battleship opened at midnight today in China, 18 Apr, two days before originally scheduled. It is itself struggling to secure screening slots from Titanic (1997), which had taken RMB467 million ($74.2 million) by Sunday night after just six days on release.
PRC got Battleship a month before we will? Interesting…
im king shocked that titanic made 74.2million…yea no wonder hollywood wants in…lol…battleship hasnt tested well here…so they are releasing it foreign to build up momentum…they did the same thing with thor…
An update…
…been wondering what was up with this…
Zhang Ziyi Finally Finishes her Part in “The Grandmasters”
2012-07-18 10:40:08 Chinese Films
Zhang Ziyi celebrated Wong Kar-wai’s birthday on the set of “The Grandmasters.” [Photo: weibo]
According the Beijing News, Chinese movie superstar Zhang Ziyi finally finished her part in Wong Kar-Wai’s Kung Fu blockbuster “The Grandmasters” after three years of shooting.
The actress posted a picture on her Weibo page yesterday and announced the news. In the picture, the production team was celebrating Wang’s 54th birthday. Zhang missed many promotional events for her Sino-South Korean coproduction “Dangerous Liaisons” for the movie.
Sil-Metropole Organization Ltd., the production company for the movie, unveiled last year that the movie is set to release on December 18, 2012. Many doubt the date due to Wang’s famous slow shooting pace. The director famously changes his mind after he finishes shooting. His cast members have to return to the set to reshoot their parts.
One official from the company confirmed that “The Grandmasters” is certain to be released during this year’s Christmas slot.
By Chen Nan
here is a link to a mini doc on the movie unfortunately there are no sub titles. this movie is confusing me..while it seems to be about ip man, the title “the grandmasters” and the trailer show that its about many different styles of kung fu,
http://www.wongkarwai.net/the-road-to-the-grandmasters-documentary-and-a-new-poster-are-released/
so far… im still on the fence about it.
Jan 8, 2013
So much for Dec 18…
Wong Kar-Wai’s ‘Grandmasters’ Bumped to 2013
11:19 PM PST 11/27/2012 by Clarence Tsui
HONG KONG – Amidst rumors of ongoing additional shoots, Wong Kar-wai’s martial arts drama The Grandmasters will now be released on mainland China and Hong Kong on Jan. 8, 2013 – three weeks after the original date.
Nearly 10 years in the making, The Grandmasters is set in 1920s and '30s China and revolves around a young Ip Man, the legendary martial arts expert who would later become the mentor of Bruce Lee. The film stars Hong Kong’s Tony Leung Chiu-wai (In the Mood for Love, Infernal Affairs) as Ip, and also features mainland actress Zhang Ziyi and Taiwan’s Chang Chen.
In June, The Grandmasters were slapped with a Dec. 18 release date on mainland China, with a Hong Kong opening confirmed later for Dec. 27. When reports of Wong still filming additional scenes appeared in the local media last week, one of the film’s co-producers, Sil-Metropol’s Song Dai, insisted Wong’s film would hit Chinese cinemas “within this year."
But a spokesman for the production confirmed the 2013 release date, which first appeared on a new series of publicity poster. The delay is to “give directors enough time to release his energy," said the publicist to the newspaper Apple Daily.
Wong has been well-known for spending a long time finishing his films and his tendency of not adhering to production deadlines. The most legendary episode was in 2004, when the director was still working on the editing of his Cannes entry 2046 days before the premiere of the film; copies were reportedly transported to the cinemas straight from the labs.
Rumors of a Cannes berth for The Grandmasters have been circulating for years, so the announcement this summer of the film opening in December – which meant the absence of a world premiere at any of the main film festivals – was a surprise.
With Wong serving as head of the jury at Berlinale 2013, however, expectations are high for The Grandmasters to make its international premiere as an out-of-competition entry at the festival. There were even rumours of the film making its way to Cannes in May in some altered form – and Wong has had a previous record of achieving this, when he unleashed the “redux” version of his 1994 martial arts film Ashes of Time on the Croisette in 2008.