While this movie is centered around the style of Wing Chun and Bruce Lee being a previous student of Ip Man, Lee eventually abandoned this style after his infamous "secret underground" fight against Wong Jack Man in 1964. Just like this movie correctly portrays, the Chinese martial arts community was displeased with Lee teaching non-Chinese students Wing Chun and flew in Wong Jack Man to challenge Lee in a "trial by combat" to determine if Lee can be allowed to continue teaching. After the fight, Lee concluded Wing Chun had limitations and sought to create his own style called Jeet Kune Do (Way of the Intercepting Fist). This is why Lee's fighting style in the karate alley scene is notably different (e.g. his footwork takes it cues from American boxing and not the classic fixed Wing Chun triangle stance).

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