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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. Muscle _____ on both sides of a _____ change in movement.

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

3. What does Bruce Lee call over-daring because it forbids illegal and unfair tactics?

4. What does Lee teach consists of hand to hand contact measures that enable one opponent to do combat with another?

5. Lee says the hook should start and end in the position, without _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lee call Western boxing over-daring?

2. What is the benefit of determining cadence?

3. Lee says that a proper spiritual attitude is maintained. What might happen if a fighter does not maintain their spiritual attitude?

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

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

6. A moon seen under the waves is proposed as an example of moving and not moving. What would be another example of moving and not moving?

7. Why does Lee say body feel important to develop in kicking?

8. How is reaction time measured?

9. Name one of Lee's timing exercises that a fighter can practice.

10. What does Lee see as the purpose of his book?

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

Lee embraces the Zen concept of enlightenment. What does it mean to be enlightened? How can achieving this state help a fighter?

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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