historical accuracy - Is it historically true that Ip Man beat a Japanese General in a martial-art match? - Movies & TV

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In the film href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ip_Man_%28film%29#Plot">Ip Man (2008),
Ip Man fights Japanese Army general Miura in a martial arts match and beats
him.

Is that incident historically
true?

If not, what was the real
incident?

Answer

No doubt the href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yip_Man" rel="noreferrer">history of YIP
man is very different with that shown in the movie href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ip_Man_%28film%29#Plot" rel="noreferrer">IP
Man. The film loosely portrayed his life. There are lots of historical
inaccuracies in the movie. Like you asked about the duel, href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ip_Man_%28film%29#Historical_accuracy"
rel="noreferrer">Wiki states it never
happened.

Another href="http://gohongkong.about.com/od/historyandcultureofhk/fr/Ip-Man-Movie-Review.htm"
rel="noreferrer">movie review also seconds this
fact:

After
witnessing repeated Japanese brutality, Man decides that he will seek revenge by
fighting in Japanese General Miura’s martial arts dojo – where the General is trying to
prove the supremacy of Japanese martial arts over Chinese. As Ip Man tries to rebuild
his life, the General seeks him out for a final showdown.

Historically, it’s mostly fairytale, but the heart pounding
patriotism and simple tale of good vs evil makes for a fantastic film.