However, many older martial arts masters (such as Wing Chun master Ip Man and Changquan master Sun Shaotang) opened schools in Taiwan and Hong Kong, continuing a solidly rooted line of transmission, resulting in styles superior to those in China.
反觀台、港，許多老一輩的武術宗師（如詠春拳的葉問及長拳的孫紹堂），在戰亂時避居於此開館收徒，反倒傳承紮實，根柢深厚，較中國有更多優勢。