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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lee describe as dangerous in attack or defense?

2. According to Lee, what is comprised of leads, false moves, and counterpunches supported by mobility and pressure?

3. What does Lee consider to be the psychological and physiological conditioning of an individual?

4. What does Lee use as a strategy that causes an opponent to attack in tempo with the intent to execute a subsequent attack?

5. What does Lee believe one must eliminate to rise above the limits of karma or destiny?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lee suggest a wooden doll has no ego?

2. How does Lee describe the "shortened lever" principle?

3. When is reaction time longer?

4. Why do Lee and the editor devote so much detail to the on-guard position and proper posture?

5. Why does Lee instruct that a lead hook be used carefully?

6. Why do different types of activities require different warm ups?

7. What benefit does Lee say a fighter has in taking a low-line position?

8. What happened in Bruce Lee's life that inspired the writing of "The Tao of Jeet Kune Do?"

9. Do fighters in Jeet Kune Do need to be the same height and weight?

10. Why does Lee mention tools of judo and ju-jitsu in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Jeet Kune Do? Compare and contrast it to other types of fighting or martial arts.

Essay Topic 2

How can a martial art that uses very specific movements be considered simple? Which of Lee's teachings do you find most simple? Which of his teachings could be applied to the world outside of martial arts?

Essay Topic 3

Why is strength from weight training alone inadequate? How does Lee propose one develop physical strength? How does one develop spiritual strength?

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