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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 use as a strategy that causes an opponent to attack in tempo with the intent to execute a subsequent attack?
2. How many steps does Lee give for throwing one's opponent to the ground?
3. What does Lee call a group of routines, ideas, and traditions that defeat freedom?
4. What type of posture does Lee say should always be maintained?
5. What position does Lee consider to be the most favorable and underlies all recommended techniques and skills?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Lee mention tools of judo and ju-jitsu in Chapter 4?
2. How might exercises that imitate moves used in the event be beneficial, as Lee claims?
3. Why are the weapons of Jeet Kune Do parts of the body, rather than actual objects?
4. What makes Jeet Kune Do a simple martial art?
5. What is the benefit of determining cadence?
6. What are some qualities of a Jeet Kune Do fighter?
7. Why does Lee instruct that a lead hook be used carefully?
8. Who helped Lee in the writing and publication of his book?
9. Why might Lee recommend imagining simple moves to counter an attacking opponent?
10. What does Lee mean when he says, "The strike should be felt before it is seen?"
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the difference between "being" and "doing?" Which one does Jeet Kune Do focus on? Include examples from the text.
Essay Topic 2
What do you consider to be Lee's most valuable teaching in "The Tao of Jeet Kune Do?" Explain your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Weapons used in Jeet Kune Do are classified by leg, hand, and elbow techniques, head butt, and miscellaneous groups. Why does Lee consider the body and its actions weapons? How are these weapons different from physical objects that people use in or out of martial arts?
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