S1 • E1
In the year 1921 martial artists from various clans compete in the Canton arena. This is not just a contest between fighters, but a struggle between warlords. Young Ip Man tries his luck in the arena.
S1 • E2
Ip Man's first visit to Canton with his teacher for a tournament lands them in the middle of unwanted entanglements, including rivalries among warlords.
S1 • E3
China is becoming a chess board with rival factions striving to stake out their turf. Military and romantic plotting threaten to erupt.
S1 • E4
Deals made among the power brokers. The martial arts tourney begins with high stakes, revealing as much about character as skills.
S1 • E5
The tournament is in full swing, with control of the region at stake when some surprise appearances throw a wrench into all plans and the proceedings.
S1 • E6
Things are going badly in the tournament. Losses, injuries and double-crosses in the swirl of power plays between and among northern and southern factions.
S1 • E7
Ip Man gets some training tips from an unlikely source. Treachery levels and ploys escalate.
S1 • E8
The pot boils over as plots and plotters come out of the shadows. Ip Man comes back to finish the interrupted tournament fight.
S1 • E9
The dust settles on much of the turmoil, but evil plotting continues, and new threats emerge. Ip Man returns home; romance remains elusive.
S1 • E10
Lots of intrigue still hanging over Ip Man, his family and city when season and series ends.
Chen Huashun
Master Hong
Yu Fengjiu
Jenny
Liang Bi
Zhang Yongcheng
Ye Wen
Lin Qingshan
