He in fact did fight a General Miura in a small tournament, was in fact shot and as proof he became an Opium addict because he has used Opium to help ease the pain of his gun shot wound during that time but eventually became an addict of it.

Was Ip Man ever defeated?

Leung Bik soundly defeated Ip Man, but he highly praised Ip Man's Kung Fu abilities. The twist, however, comes from the fact that Leung Bik was the son of Leung Jan, the man who trained Chan Wah-shun. In 1917, at age 24, Ip Man returned to Foshan, where he became a police officer.

Are Ip Man fights real?

Most people realize that even though a movie may be based on real-life events (Ip Man was a real person), probably 50% or less of the content is accurate. The “wing chun” movies are no different. ... Ip Man was able to turn the fight around by attacking the boxer's bicep when the boxer punched from the outside.