Different Capital Types Can Withstand Varying Levels of Risk

The Ip Man family, also known as the Peide Li Ye family, owned the entire Peide Li compound. You know, in the first episode, their living room was filled with antiques—vases and jars of all kinds. When someone challenged Ip Man to a fight, he moved awkwardly, with his wife telling him not to break the vases at home.

That's called being restrained.

The poor guys who came to challenge Master Ye were just street fighters hoping to make a name for themselves and start teaching students. They had no such restraints—they fought with big, sweeping moves. But Ip Man was different. He wanted to win, but he wanted to win flawlessly. In other words, he wanted to win without getting hurt and without breaking any vases.