Wing Chun movies

Watching movies related to what you are learning is what a Wing Chun noob like me will do.

As you can see, the first image is a man practising the Wing Chun dummy. I just have to put another one up.

Anyway, the movie is call Ip Man. Don't mistake it as I P Man. Many did since generally no one really knows who Yip Man is. Yes, Yip Man is a more general name when one is searching about the master of Bruce Lee.

If Bruce Lee never existed maybe not that much of people will know about Yip Man as a Grandmaster of Wing Chun Martial Arts.

So here you have it, a semi biography of the life of Yip Man. I am not a good reviewer of movies but I will have to say I do not know which part of the movie is actually true. I just watch it for the action to be honest and I have to say the moves are very true to Wing Chun if you are a practitioner.

You can even spot some moves here and there from Siu Lim Tao clearly, and some from Chum Kiu. I have not learnt Bil Jee so I have no idea there.

Wing Chun movies from Hong Kong will usually have Sammo Hung as the martial art choreographer. In Ip Man this is no exception. There is no single moment that is too dull, you get action scenes here and there and I don't have to it again, they are good.

Donnie Yen did a great job portraying Yip Man. I don't really like Donnie Yen in most of his movies, not to say I don't respect him as a true Martial Artist. I just find him stiff in acting and always acting cool. This time strangely he fits the role.

Ip Man is very recent and the Blu Ray version is coming out mid February so if you have not watched it go grab yourself a DVD.

Ok, now to the second image. This movie is called Warriors Two. Pretty old movie.

This movie is made by Sammo Hung and he is also in the movie. This movie has a different feel to it compare to Ip Man. Maybe because of it being filmed in the past. You get a lot of villains and they are somewhat indestructible in the beginning.

The story line is pretty basic, with a young man learning the ways of Wing Chun and beating all the villains on the course of his revenge. Somehow this is the basis of a lot of old Hong Kung Fu flick. You need a reason to fight.

The action in this movie does not have the same feel as Ip Man but the moves are clean and clear when Leung Zhan strikes. Some have said that this movie shows a lot of lethal technique from Wing Chun.

I do find the Mantis Kung Fu in this movie ridiculous at times, other than that a solid movie about Wing Chun. Did I mention there are a lot of Wing Chun Dummies in this movie? They can even move!


The Prodigal Son. The first Wing Chun movie I encountered. Again this movie is following some of the basis of the Vengeance theory so expect to see some Wing Chun training. Again Sammo Hung is present in this movie.

With Sammo Hung around you are bound to have some humour in this movie. Same goes to Warriors Two, forgot to mention. However I like the humour from this movie more than Warriors Two, maybe because Yuen Biao is around too.

If I were to compare The Prodigal Son with Warriors Two I have to say The Prodigal Son is a better movie overall. I like the action since I felt the actions are faster and are much better captured choreographed.

Yuen Biao portrays Leung Zhan in this movie which he was a prodigal son in a wealthy family. The story moves a long when he was beaten by his soon to be master.


I think this is pretty much it, my little review of the Wing Chun movies I watched. Feel free to let me know if you have watched other Wing Chun Movies not on the list.