Since that day from using his martial arts to save the two young girls, Tony has dedicated himself studiously as a student under Ip Man for 8 more years.
Now he's already 20 years old and has worked in the Ip family home for all this time.
Much has changed during these long years, but the one of the thing is that Mrs. Wing Sing had given birth to a son.
Besides that Tony expanded his business operations to the entire Guangdong Province.
Hence making him one of the most powerful gang leaders beneath the political surface.
He has largely expanded the liquor, beer, and wine business to a never seen size.
Furthermore his cosmetic stores sell many beauty products that are very popular among women.
Nonetheless, the third greatest store operation is his chinese medicinal store. During these eight years Tony had many successes through his research.
During this period he was able to isolate chemical compounds in herbs that he used to create high dosage chinese medicinal pills. Although Tony found the chinese philosophy not entirely efficient.
In the herbs there are not only one single element but containing a wide range of different chemical ingredients. Hence a large part of these herbs also contain plant toxin and poison.
Secondly he found the taste and smell of these medicinal soup to be too absolutely bitter.
Moreover the cure itself is not very effective and is very expensive for low income families.
Also he experienced an insight as he was experimenting with some herbal compounds.
He originally meant to create a pill to heal ligaments, but found that at higher effective levels can actually increase bone density and health of bone marrow.
After some experimentation he found the compounds in the pill can increase the health of the immune system and change the toughness of the bone.
Taking in the pill himself for a month he experiences his bones changing into unbelievable levels of hardness.
Almost like his bones were refined into steel. Additionally his bone mass also became heavier than before.
Additionally, Tony was originally researching the medicinal aid that martial artists used to train Iron Palm. Which is training techniques of the Shaolin temple that focuses on conditioning the hands.
At its peak, the training creates a fighter that can deliver powerful strikes that break through hard objects such as bricks and stones. All with their bare hands without sustaining injury.
He was hoping that researching the herbal remedies would allow him to stumble upon a way to create a paste that would help heal bruises and cuts faster.
Although he himself has no intentions of practicing Iron Palm since it can result in negative effects on the nerves of the hand. Limiting the sensations that you can feel from the nerves.
Instead, from his research he developed a medicinal paste that could make the hands toughened to the point where even forcefully hitting a steel object rapidly would not sustain significant injury.
Lastly Tony was able to through extensive research on herbs isolate compounds that could change muscle fibre composition.
With the additional use of specific low rep weight training produces an increased muscle tension in fast twitch fibre.
In the human body top long-distance runners have physiques that are more inclined towards slow-twitch muscle. Which fires slowly and for extended contraction.
While fast twitch muscles can provide a short burst of rapid fire speed that's great for agility and speed dependence sports.
And by increasing the amount of tension that he can generate in a punch in rapid contraction Tony could land punches in short distance with incredible force.
By the time he was 20 Tony already found himself with enough force from a kinetic chain in the one inch punch to launch an enemy right across the room with ease.
In recent years Foshan has become populated with all styles of martial arts.
Filling it with fame for the many martials arts that originated there. Making it a place known for the exchange of martial arts culture.
It was in the even time as the Ip Man's family of three sit together Tony put out the dishes on the table.
Through the door Uncle Wang came in to announce something to Ip Man, "Young Master, there is a Master Liao looking for you."
Coming through the door Tony saw a mid-aged man wearing a gray chang shan. Ip Man walked to the door to greet the visitor, "This is…"
The man smiled cordially and raised his hands to give a hand salutation, "I am the Master of the Liao's Fist. Just opened a dojo in Foshan."
Ip Man also smiles at the visitor complimenting with a fist and palm salutation, "Congratulations."
Master Liao then came to the specific topic, "I heard that your Wing Chun fist is very good. That's why I came here today to get some pointers." Ip Man smiles shaking his head to decline the flattering praise.
"Make it another day, okay?" Ip Man cordially rejects the offer to exchange humbly, "now is not the right time."
But the man still wants to push for a fight, saying to him, "Since I am here, why don't we spar, won't take too much time.
Let's close the doors and spar. Win or lose, nobody will know." Trying to persuade him to change his mind.
Ip Man explains, "It's not a matter of winning or losing, I am having my meals right now."
Master Liao looks down in thought and decides, "If that's so, I'll wait for you."
As the family was eating dinner Master Liao was sitting alone in the living room.
Thinking that he's probably hungry Ip Man turns his head and asks kindly, "Master Liao, have you eaten?"
Master Liao looks at Ip Man and shakes his head to imply that he has not. Smiling he said to the man, "Come, join us."
Soon as Master Liao sits and sees the appetizing dishes of food he could not help feeling anticipation to taste it out.
Putting some fish meat in his mouth, the flavors hidden in the soft meat explodes in his mouth.
"Wow this dish is absolutely mouthwatering,' Master Liao compliments, "I've never tasted something so savory."
Ip Man nods in agreement saying, "Hui Liang always cooks amazing dishes. Try the vegetables." Grabbing some bok choy into his own rice bowl.