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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 claim is the greatest hindrance to proper physical action?

2. What does Lee say are small, phasic, or bent-knee?

3. What does Lee say enables one to assume adaptability to any style?

4. What type of adjustment is acquired by practicing new tasks?

5. What religious tradition does Bruce Lee draw on as a path to enlightenment?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Choose one of the types of speed that Lee outlines. Why do you think this type of speed is desirable for the Jeet Kune Do artist?

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

4. What is the benefit of determining cadence?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jeet Kune Do offers a path to self-knowledge. How does Jeet Kune Do help one cultivate self-knowledge? What are some other ways people can attain self-knowledge, besides studying a martial art?

Essay Topic 2

What are some keys in Jeet Kune Do to a successful offense? What are some keys to a successful defense? Does Lee stress one way over the other?

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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