History Film / IpMan2

The film focuses on UsefulNotes/IpMan's attempt to open a martial arts school and propagate Wing Chun in UsefulNotes/HongKong after World War II. In doing so, he finds opposition from other martial arts masters such as Master Hung Chun-Nam (Creator/SammoHung), as well as the British.

* DeconstructedTrope: OldMaster. Master Hung is an immensely capable fighter, but his aged body will give out on him if a fight drags on longer than it should. [[spoiler:He eventually is killed in a fight with the younger, more powerful and AxCrazy boxer Twister.]]

* AttackItsWeakPoint: Part of Ip's defeat of Twister... once he realizes that trying to punch the hulking boxer in the face is only [[LogicalWeakness bringing him within range of his punches]], Ip opts to inflict DeathOfAThousandCuts to his legs and body. And after kicking was banned, he targeted Twister's inner elbow joints, followed by [[CombatPragmatist attacks to the eyes and temple]].

* AttackItsWeakPoint: Part of Ip's defeat of Twister... once he realizes that trying to punch the hulking boxer in the face is only [[LogicalWeakness bringing him within range of his punches]], Ip opts to inflict DeathOfAThousandCuts to his legs and body to slow him down enough to strike his inner elbow joints, followed by [[CombatPragmatist attacks to the eyes and temple]].

* AttackItsWeakPoint: Part of Ip's defeat of Twister... once he realizes that trying to punch the hulking boxer in the face is only [[LogicalWeakness bringing him within range of his punches]], Ip opts to inflict DeathOfAThousandCuts to his legs and body to slow him down enough to [[CombatPragmatist strike his median nerves, eyes, and temple]].

* AttackItsWeakPoint: Part of Ip's defeat of Twister... once he realizes that trying to punch the hulking boxer in the face is only [[LogicalWeakness bringing him within range of his punches]], Ip opts to inflict DeathOfAThousandCuts to his legs and body to slow him down enough to [[CombatPragmatist strike the nerves in his arms]].

* ArtisticLicenseMartialArts: Targeting the opponent's upper arms, especially with a couple of inverted forearm strikes from the pocket as Ip does, should have very little lasting effect, if any - there is no real vital part there, only dense bone and flexible biceps and triceps, anchored to a shoulder joint which would allow the arms to be freely knocked aside and dissipate a lot of the force - not to mention that Twister, an absolute physical specimen, would certainly have well armored upper arms. It's even strange that the film mentions this plot point altogether, given that it also seems to have no decisive effect on Twister, who only takes a moment to shake his arms before start whaling on Ip again; it's rather after Ip goes for the eyes and ears that he really manages to turn the tide.
* ArtisticLicenseSports:
** There is absolutely no way that featherweight Ip would have been allowed to fight light heavyweight Twister, who's ''four'' weight classes above him. This is presumably allowed on the basis that it is technically not a proper boxing match, but rather a style vs. style mixed kind of fight, but this in turn argues against the promoters' decision to ban kicking, which becomes undefendable if it is not hosted under Marquess of Queensberry Rules.

** Aside from the fact that a supposed boxing champion like Twister only seems to know two moves (left hook and right hook), he ironically keeps a high, gloves-to-the-face style of guard that would not be developed until decades after the era the film is set. Back then, boxers still used the classical arms down, horizontal forearms guard you can see in black and white photos.

* ArtisticLicenseSports: There is absolutely no way that featherweight Ip would have been allowed to fight light heavyweight Twister, who's ''four'' weight classes above him.

The film focuses on Ip Man's attempt to open a martial arts school and propagate Wing Chun in UsefulNotes/HongKong after World War II. In doing so, he finds opposition from other martial arts masters such as Master Hung Chun-Nam (Creator/SammoHung), as well as the British.

* RealityEnsues:
** Ip Man struggles to scrape a living attempting to attract prospective students to his Wing Chun school, due to his lack of reputation within Hong Kong. Even after his school attracts students, many of them are unable to pay him tuition fees in full, given the city's economic circumstances.
** Master Hung is an OldMaster... which means he doesn't have the stamina to keep up with the younger Twister.

* BoringButPractical: Being a boxer, Twister doesn't use kicks or hand techniques like his kung fu rivals, instead relying on English boxing punches. However, thanks to his [[LightningBruiser speed, incredible strength]] and sheer {{Ax Craz|y}}iness, he still manages to [[spoiler: beat Master Hung Lie-Nang to death with his fists, and nearly does the same to Ip.]] Frank from the third movie, played by Mike Tyson, is even more so as, unlike Twister, he has the good sense to attack Ip's footing.

* GoodOldFisticuffs: Twister's boxing is brutally effective. Earlier subverted with the street fighting of Wong Leung and his friends, who get stomped by Ip. Frank is a 'roided up Twister.

* TheMole: [[spoiler: "Fatso".]]

* TheQuisling: "Fatso" for the British. Like Li Zhao in the first film, he ends up betraying his foreign boss and helps the Chinese.

* ReverseMole: [[spoiler: "Fatso".]]

* RealityIsUnrealistic: Many viewers complained about the supposedly "unskilled" Twister presenting such a formidable challenge to Ip when he handily defeated multiple karatekas and General Miura in the previous film. Whilst there is some grounds for this view, as boxing is a sport with rules and more limited techniques compared to other martial arts, it ''is'' a martial art, and Twister is clearly portrayed as being [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower physically built to withstand a lot of punishment]], which likely gives him a fair advantage. There is a very good reason that weight classes are so stringently enforced in modern fighting sports; 10 or 20 extra pounds of muscle is considered an enormous edge to the point that people from different weight classes are usually not allowed to fight each other, and Twister seems to have well over ''50'' pounds on Ip. [[spoiler:That being said, when Ip Man [[AttackItsWeakPoint figures out a strategy]] for fighting Twister in the very last bout, it turns the battle largely in Ip Man's favor.]]
* ReverseMole: [[spoiler: "Fatso".]]

* MouthyKid: A young Bruce Lee.

* RealityEnsues: Master Hung is an OldMaster... which means he doesn't have the stamina to keep up with the younger Twister.

* SoreLoser: Twister's manager is unpleased with his defeat.

* LameExcuse: Master Law pretends that the table he fought on against Ip was "slippery", while he was just visibly outmatched.

* HateSink: Taylor "The Twister" Milos is an arrogant, rude, and [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain openly racist]] British boxer who believes that boxing is inherently superior to Chinese martial arts. When Master Hung fights him, Twister brutally beats him, eventually killing him, and after the match, he shows no remorse, even proclaiming that he will kill every single Chinese person who tries to fight him.

* LogicalWeakness: The Chinese fighters have tremendous difficulty facing Twister - being a lanky hulk, trying to land a blow to his face only brings them close enough for the boxer to hit them first.