Donnie Yen is a blur of fists and fury in Ip Man 4: The Finale trailer

By Steve Seigh

Posted 6 years ago

Pardon my language, but holy shit! When I woke up this morning, I was in no way prepared to handle a new trailer for IP MAN 4: THE FINALE, and yet here we are. Based on the life and times of the world-famous Kung Fu master Ip Man (as played by Donnie Yen), the latest chapter in the Ip Man saga finds the Grandmaster traveling to the United States where his student has upset the local matial arts community by opening a Wing Chun school.

If you're at a loss with regard to the art of Wing Chun, please allow me to educate you on this "passive" technique. Wing Chun is a traditional Southern Chinese Kung Fu (wushu) style and a form of self-defense, known to many as "beautiful springtime." By trading raw power for a gentler approach, Wing Chun emphasizes the use of soft and quick arm and leg movements to defeat one's opponent. According to Wing Chun lore, the soft-touch style was created by Ng Mui, who introduced the technique to her students as a way of defending themselves from unwanted advances.

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