Available on Blu-ray/DVD from www.cine-asia.co.uk WINNER OF BEST PICTURE AND BEST ACTION CHOREOGRAPHY AT THE 2009 HONG KONG FILM AWARDS Directed by Wilson Yip (Flash Point; Dragon Tiger Gate; SPL) and starring Donnie Yen (An Empress And The Warriors) in the title role, the award-winning wartime period action-drama IP MAN brings to the screen the fascinating life of the celebrated Chinese martial artist who famously became martial arts master to Bruce Lee and was the first person to teach the close range combat techniques of Wing Chun openly. Providing a dream role for Yen, who has always been an outspoken Bruce Lee fan and has gone on record hailing him as one of the greatest Chinese figures in history, the story of IP MAN and his importance in the development of modern martial arts cannot be overstated. In fact, Bruce Lee was so devoted to his master that he would often sit outside the dojo before classes started looking sullen, pretending that lessons had been cancelled so that, once the other students had gone home, he could enjoy personal one-on-one training sessions with Master Ip. The year is 1935 and Foshan in Guangdong province is a hive of martial arts schools each competing against each other for superiority. The area’s undisputed Wing Chun master is Ip Man (Yen), an independently wealthy and unassuming character who refuses to give classes and only fights behind closed doors in order to protect his challengers from the embarrassment of defeat. Several years …
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The 10th Essex is a military display and living history group depicting the British Soldier in the Great War 1914 1918. To this end all members are authentically uniformed and drilled as members of the Regiment during that conflict to the smallest detail. The Group have an extensive experience of commemorative marches and parades in Europe. 10th Essex being the largest unit of the 2006 Somme March extensively televised in UK by the BBC. The groups aim is to provide a well informed and balanced Visual Remembrance of those brave men of the Battalion and others who served in the British armed forces throughout the conflict. NEWS & UPDATES * The 10th Essex win “Best Interactive Group” for third year running at Military Odyssey 2009 * Our period Photography and Recruitment tent raises £205 for Combat Stress at Military Odyssey 2009 The groups aim is to provide a well informed and balanced Visual Remembrance of those brave men of the Battalion and others who served in the British armed forces throughout the conflict. The group undertake public displays of drill and tactics at Historical events. These typically take place in the private grounds of the event sponsor: English Heritage, Historical Scotland, Royal Armouries, National Army Museum, and the Shuttleworth Collection being typical and regular examples of these. In such surroundings live weapon fire and pyrotechnics can be demonstrated. 10th Essex also offer a Royal Flying Corps presentation, the mainstay of which is the …