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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. Lee feels that concentration and vigilance must be _____ to attack with the right timing.

2. What response must the opponent be in, according to Lee, in order for the fighter to break the rhythm to catch the opponent off-balance?

3. Over the long history of martial arts, most systems promote forms and techniques that simulate _____ and can be practiced like a _____.

4. What does Lee suggest every muscle in the body benefits from before vigorous activity?

5. What object does Lee describe that has no ego, thoughts, or grasp?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. When is reaction time longer?

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

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

8. Why is a winning attitude important in Jeet Kune Do?

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

10. Why does the author believe Jeet Kune Do is an art?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Lee writes "The Tao of Jeet Kune Do" while he is on bed rest.

Part 1) Do you think he would have written this book if he had not been injured? Why or why not?

Part 2) What was his purpose in writing the book?

Part 3) How did Lee's wife, editor and friends help complete his work?

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