Ye Wen
Having been brought up in old traditional Foshan city, young Ip Man struggles to come to term with the ways of the modern Chinese city of Canton As the Northern and Southern Warlords squabble over Chinese leadership by staging a Martial Arts contest, Ip Man has to prove himself worthy and becoming a hero in his own right.
- 2013-2013
- 1 season
- OnDemandChina
- Action & Adventure, Documentary, Drama
- TV-MA
Having been brought up in old traditional Foshan city, young Ip Man struggles to come to term with the ways of the modern Chinese city of Canton As the Northern and Southern Warlords squabble over Chinese leadership by staging a Martial Arts contest, Ip Man has to prove himself worthy and becoming a hero in his own right.
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2013
Episode 1
Episode #1.1
45 mins
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.
Episode 2
Episode #1.2
45 mins
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.
Episode 3
Episode #1.3
45 mins
China is becoming a chess board with rival factions striving to stake out their turf. Military and romantic plotting threaten to erupt.
Episode 4
Episode #1.4
45 mins
Deals made among the power brokers. The martial arts tourney begins with high stakes, revealing as much about character as skills.
Episode 5
Episode #1.5
44 mins
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.
Episode 6
Episode #1.6
45 mins
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.
Episode 7
Episode #1.7
45 mins
Ip Man gets some training tips from an unlikely source. Treachery levels and ploys escalate.
Episode 8
Episode #1.8
44 mins
The pot boils over as plots and plotters come out of the shadows. Ip Man comes back to finish the interrupted tournament fight.
Episode 9
Episode #1.9
44 mins
The dust settles on much of the turmoil, but evil plotting continues, and new threats emerge. Ip Man returns home; romance remains elusive.
Episode 10
Episode #1.10
45 mins
Lots of intrigue still hanging over Ip Man, his family and city when season and series ends.