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Masters Wong Shun-Leung and Hawkins Cheung, two of Yip Man’s students who helped forge Wing Chun’s reputation in challenge fights.

In the spring of 1950, Yip began with just over a dozen students. A short time later another class commenced with well over two dozen students. By 1951, a third class had begun with over forty people. Wing Chun proliferated among the restaurant workers and its reputation had spread, attracting people from outside the association as well. Wing Chun was finally taught publicly after decades of secrecy.

The early years saw the rise of Yip Mans reputation as a teacher and that of Wing Chun as a fighting art. Yips students issued and accepted many challenges. Yip Man taught literally thousands of students over the years hailing from varying social classes. Among his followers were his senior disciples who helped him instruct, a group of high school students, professionals, Restaurant and Bus Driver Association members, and more affluent private pupils.

Master William Cheung is based in Australia and teaches internationally.