HONG KONG - Kung Fu master Leung Ting, the last student of martial arts sifu Ip Man, has been sentenced to two months' jail for assaulting his girlfriend.
Leung, the 62-year-old junior apprentice of international kungfu star Bruce Lee, is the founder of the International WingTsun Association.
He was charged with attacking his girlfriend, who was then three months' pregnant, by dragging her on the ground, pulling her hair and kicking her stomach at his home in Hong Kong on March 30.
The couple had entered a heated argument after the girlfriend, 45, was believed to have offended Leung's ex-wife.
Hong Kong's Sing Tao Daily reported that the court had found Leung guilty and sentenced him to two months' jail on Thursday.
After the judgement was read out, Leung raised his hands and shouted ?objection?. He even blurted out the word "bullshit" at the judge.
He was released on HK$5,000 (S$903) bail with HK$50,000 (S$9,030) sureties pending his appeal against the judgement.
He has a criminal record for fighting in public areas and was fined HK$500 (S$93) some 18 years ago.
Leung had started practising WingTsun at the age of 13 but was trained by Ip Man when he turned 18.
He started teaching martial arts in foreign countries in the 1980s.
Today, Leung has established his martial arts centres in more than 60 countries with thousands of students worldwide.
