Member MartiaArtsMagazines Posted September 30, 2012 Member Share Posted September 30, 2012 Yip Man Front Cover 1975-" New Martial Hero Magazine." This is very RARE ITEM. Yip Man Didn't give to many interviews. And didn't like his picture taken posing fighting stances. Very humble man. There is a lot of history in This Magazine, including a Picture of Master Yip Man with his student's. I will share more of this magazine in my Albums. I wish I could read this magazine lol. I'm Canadian. Hope you enjoy! This is my Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Asmo Posted September 30, 2012 Moderator Share Posted September 30, 2012 1975? So they published it (or republished it) after he died? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator KUNG FU BOB Posted September 30, 2012 Administrator Share Posted September 30, 2012 What a cool rarity! I hadn't heard before that Yip Man wouldn't pose in fighting stances. What a modest guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member MartiaArtsMagazines Posted September 30, 2012 Author Member Share Posted September 30, 2012 Yip Man was on the cover of NMHM, in 1977 . This must be a re - publishing. I will try to find out how many covers he was on. And if any before 1972. Thanks for the reply! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member MartiaArtsMagazines Posted September 30, 2012 Author Member Share Posted September 30, 2012 Yes ....from my understanding, Yip Man did not like his picture taken in fighting stances,ONLY if he was giving fighting lesson. Or showing how he practiced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member teako170 Posted September 30, 2012 Member Share Posted September 30, 2012 Here's the cover from 1977... If anyone is wondering about NMH, FrankBolte posted several cool covers in New Martial Hero magazine frontpages thread. Below is a translation of the original interview with Grandmaster Yip Man in the magazine. It is one of only two ever published interviews with the famous Wing Chun grandmaster. New Martial Hero: “Did Chan Wah Shun have the nickname Jau-Chin Wah (Wah the Money-Changer)?” Yip Man: “This nickname does not represent my instructor’s character. Other than ‘Wah the Money Changer’, he had also a less graceful nickname. ‘Ngau-Chin Wah’ of ‘Wah the Bull’. He was the headstudent of Dr Leung Jan”. New Martial Hero: “This name indicates that Wah the Money Changer was a very bad tempered person who liked fighting all the time, right? How many students did Wah the Money Changer admit? How were you ranked amongst your kungfu brohters?” Yip Man: “Including me, Wah Kung only admitted 16 students since opening his kungfu school. I was 11 years old when I became his student during his latter years.” New Martial Hero: “We Chinese have a saying that the last son is the most beloved one. According to the Chinese custom, since you were his last kungfu son, you must be the most beloved student of his. Right?” Yip Man, smiling: “You’re right. When I learnt under Wah Kung, he was already 70. He was a bit weak at that time. However, he still corrected my mistakes with great patience. Futhermore, he also told his other students to teach me. As a result, my techniques improved at high speed.” New Martial Hero: “It’s a good question. Let me tell you why. In olden days, people were very strict concerning the teacher/student relationship. Before they admitted a student, they had to know the character of this would-be student very clearly. This is what is called ‘to choose a right student to teach’. Secondly, it also depended on whether the student could afford to pay his school fees or not”. Grandmaster Yip stopped for awhile. He then talked i a rather low tone: “The fact is, not too many people could affordd to pay for such a high school fee. For example: at the time I paid, the red packet for the ‘Student-admitting Ceremony’ had to contain 20 taels of silver. And I had to pay 8 taels of silver each month as my school fee.” New Martial Hero: “How much was 20 taels of silver worth, in terms of your living standards?” Yip Man, after thinking for a while: “For 20 taels of silver you could marry a wife, say if you did it economically. Also, with no more than 1 and a half taels of silver you could buy 1 picul of rice.” The Grandmaster continued: “That was why, at that time, most of the people who learnt kungfu were rich people. These people could leave their jobs and live in the old temples in deep mountains for training. It is not the same as today when people can easily learn kungfu anywhere.” New Martial Hero: “After the death of Wah the Money Changer, you left Fatshan and came to Hong Kong to study in St. Stephens’s College. Did you learn Wing Chun kungfu again when you were in Hong Kong?” Yip Man, smiling: “Of course I did! And I can say that it was because of a highly proficient Wing Chun expert whom I met that I learnt the most advanced Wing Chun techniques.” New Martial Hero: “Who was that highly proficient expert?” Yip Man: “It was Leung Bik, the eldest son of Dr Leung Jan. The story of how I came to meet my teacher Leung Bik was really quite dramatic. It’s a long story.” But after repeated requests by the writer, Yip Man started telling the following story in detail: At the time Grandmaster Yip left Fatshan to go to study in Hong Kong, was already very skilled in the basic wing chun fighting techniques. He always fought with his classmates at the school. Although Yip Man was not tall, he was very skilful in fighting techniques. Therefore, he could defeat all his classmates, even those that were much taller and stronger than he. For this reason, he became arrogant for he believed that nobody could match him. After six months, one of Yip Man’s classmates, surnamed Lai, whose father ran a big silk company named “Kung Hang Silk Company” in Jervois Street of Sheung Wan, told Yip that there was a friend of father’s living in their house. He was in his 50s. This man knew some kungfu techniques. He offered a friendly sparring with Yip Man. At that time Yip had never been defeated, and so he wasted no time in accepting the challenge. Lai made an appointment to introduce them to each other on one Sunday afternoon. On that Sunday, Yip went to the house of his classmate. After being introduced to this middle-aged man, Yip looked at him appraisingly. To Yip’s eyes, he looked more like a typical slim-gentleman than someone who really knew kung fu. After a short time, Yip Man frankly challenged the man to a sparring match. With a smile, the middle-aged man said: “Well, Yip Man, so you are interested in doing some sparring with me. Before your fight me, I can tell you not to worry about me. All you need to do is attack me to any part of my body with your full strength and that’s all!” On hearing this, the arrogant Yip Man, though apparently still unruffled, was actually so mad that all he wanted to do was to beat this man up! No sooner did the middle-aged man give Yip Man a hand-signal inviting him to attack than he was subjected to Yip Man’s aggressive rain of punches. However, this man was so quick that Yip Man could not match his counter-attack movements. In an instant, Yip Man was forced to withdraw into a corner. The man stopped at the same moment. After the first contact, and already defeated, Yip Man could not believe that this man had gained the upper hand so quickly. Therefore, he asked the man if he could try again. Once again, Yip Man was completely controlled by this man. He could not do anything against him! This time, Yip Man knew that he had surely been beaten by a real kungfu expert. Without saying a word, Yip Man went away with great disappointment. After that friendly sparring match, Yip Man was so depressed that he did not even dare to mention that he knew kung fu. One week afterwards, Yip was told by Lai that the middle-aged man wanted to see him again. At that time, Yip Man rather afraid and too ashamed to see the middle-aged man again. He told Lai: “I feel too embarrassed to see him again. I am not his match at all.” However, to Yip Man’s surprise, Lai told Yip that his father’s friend actually praised Yip’s kungfu techniques highly. That was why he wanted to see Yip and talk to him again. Lai started telling Yip Man the secret of his father’s friend. In fact the one who had fought with Yip Man was none other than Leung Bik, the son of Dr. Leung Jan! After learning the truth, Yip Man thought to himself: “Gosh! That is why he is so good in kung fu techniques. Actually this time I was fighting with a high-rank Wing Chun expert!” Immediately Yip Man’s realized what an opportunity this was. He was still not that highly skilled in the kungfu techniques taught to him by his si-fu Wah the Money Changer. This would be the best chance for him to learn the more advanced Wing Chun techniques. Therefore, he wasted no time in asking Lai, his classmate, to take him to the Kung Hang Silk Company to meet Leung Bik. Since Yip Man was a genius in terms of learning kung fu, Leung Bik was very happy to teach all he knew to Yip Man. A few years later, Leung Bik got tired of living in Hong Kong and was thinking of going back to Fatshan. At that time Yip Man had already attained the highest proficiency in kungfu techniques. (source: singaporewingchunkuen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member MartiaArtsMagazines Posted September 30, 2012 Author Member Share Posted September 30, 2012 Very Cool! Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member MartiaArtsMagazines Posted September 30, 2012 Author Member Share Posted September 30, 2012 One of two ever published interviews with the famous kung-fu grandmaster Yip Man At that time there was a magazine called "New Martial Hero". It sold quite well between the very late 60s and early 70s. In the mid 70s, due to various problems, the magazine's sales declined until it closed down in the early 80s. The interview took place when New Martial Heroes magazine was at its peak circulation during the early 70s. The reporter Mok Pui asked Leung Ting if Grandmaster Yip Man would give an interview for the New Marial Heroes magazine. As everybody knows, Grandmaster Yip Man was quite an odd character in some ways: First of all, he hated to give interviews to the media. Secondly, he hated to take photographs, especially photographs of him in kungfu postures. For quite a long time prior to Mok’s request, reporters dared not ask him for interviews or information for their publications. Mok Pui On, of course, knew this very well. When Leung Ting told Mok Pui On that the Grandmaster had promised to be interviewed by him, he was more than happy to invite Leung Ting to dinner! The interview took place in Grandmaster Yip Man’s house. Mok Pui On first took out his notebook and started asking the Grandmaster a lot of questions. He began by asking about how and when Grandmaster Yip Man began to learn Wing Chun in Fatshan. He asked such precise questions concerning some aspects of Grandmaster Yip’s early training that even Leung Ting was eager to learn the answers! For example, Mok asked "How much did you pay to your si-fu Wah-Kung in the Red-packet at the student-admitting ceremony?" While Mok was asking questions, Leung Ting helped out by taking photographs of them for the magazine. After the interview in Grandmaster Yip’s house, Leung Ting suggested that they take lunch in a restaurant call Sam Hei Lau or the "Three Times of Happiness Restaurant". This was the Chinese Restaurant where the late Grandmaster used to have his breakfast. Leung Ting remembers two things very clearly: 1.Grandmaster Yip Man emphasized very clearly to Mok Pui On that "Wing Tsun is not the same as Weng Chun!" 2. Mok Pui On told Grandmaster Yip Man that he had learnt Weng Chun with his Sifu Chu Chung Man for 13 whole years. He added that there were still lots of the movements he could not master. Grandmaster Yip Man comforted him by saying: "Just be patient. You’ll learn everything one day." However, right after Mok Pui On said good-bye and left us, it took no more than two seconds for Grandmaster Yip Man to deliver the punch line! The ironic old Grandmaster wasted no time and minced no words: "You see how stupid Mok Pui On is? If anyone has to use 13 whole years to learn nothing, he would be better of studying nuclear physics!" This interview was later printed in New Martial Heroes. Some of its contents were added to coincide with Mok Pui On’s own "Weng Chun" ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator KUNG FU BOB Posted September 30, 2012 Administrator Share Posted September 30, 2012 Below is a translation of the original interview with Grandmaster Yip Man in the magazine. It is one of only two ever published interviews with the famous Wing Chun grandmaster. Wow! Thanks Teako. I never saw this before. Fascinating. One of two ever published interviews with the famous kung-fu grandmaster Yip Man Great post! Welcome to the forum man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member MartiaArtsMagazines Posted October 1, 2012 Author Member Share Posted October 1, 2012 According to my source MA - MAGS. COM Grandmaster Yip Man Was only on the cover of New Martial Hero Magazine 2x # 56 1977 and # 33 1975 NOTE: I am working with MA - MAGS. COM to help document the history and issues of New Martial Hero Magazine. IF you know the names of anyone on the Covers or there contributions to martial arts please leave a post or contact me. EXTRA NOTE : If YOU have any collections and would like to contribute to documentation of martial arts magazines please feel free to contact MA - MAGS. COM YOU MAY HAVE A ISSUE THEY HAVE NOT DOCUMENTED. It is simple to do, just search the name of your magazine. Or contact MA MAGS.COM All you need to do is send a picture via email with # of issue and who is on it and whatever other details . To View more of my collection please view my Albums New Martial Hero Magazine Thanks all and thanks Kung Fu Bob for your welcoming me to the forum. I'm a fan of your art work... If anyone has not checked out Kung Fu Bob ART Work IT IS A MUST SEE! Enjoy this post everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member FrankBolte Posted October 1, 2012 Member Share Posted October 1, 2012 I have an article from december 1972 new martial hero about yip mans funeral and also life story etc. it goes about 10 pages..lots of pics...this is one of the pages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member reason108 Posted January 29, 2013 Member Share Posted January 29, 2013 Nice! Thanks for the pictures and articles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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