Ip Man

Season

2013

China

5.8

Young Ip Man from traditional Foshan faces challenges adapting to modern Canton while seeking to prove his worth during a martial arts contest between Northern and Southern Warlords competing for Chinese leadership.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Episode #1.1

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

Episode #1.2

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

Episode #1.3

China is becoming a chess board with rival factions striving to stake out their turf. Military and romantic plotting threaten to erupt.

S1 • E4

Episode #1.4

Deals made among the power brokers. The martial arts tourney begins with high stakes, revealing as much about character as skills.

S1 • E5

Episode #1.5

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

Episode #1.6

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.