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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 Bruce Lee call over-daring because it forbids illegal and unfair tactics?

2. What moves a joint by becoming longer or shorter in order to cause motion that may be slow or fast?

3. Lee suggests that speed and _____ from many angles should be used in stop-hit training.

4. According to Bruce Lee's teachings, what expression opens thought, feeling, and will to the world of nature?

5. What is the fragment of time within a cadence that is most suitable for effective action?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Lee describe muscle tension working like a brake?

3. Why are the weapons of Jeet Kune Do parts of the body, rather than actual objects?

4. What are some qualities of a Jeet Kune Do fighter?

5. Who helped Lee in the writing and publication of his book?

6. What makes Jeet Kune Do a simple martial art?

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

8. What is the benefit of determining cadence?

9. How is reaction time measured?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Based on your reading of the text, what are some ways that creativity can be expressed in Jeet Kune Do?

Essay Topic 2

Do you agree with Lee's claim that Western boxing is overbearing and Eastern martial arts are overprotective? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Jeet Kune Do include chokes and foul tactics, such as skin pinching? Do you feel these tactics should be allowed in any martial art or sport? Explain your answer.

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