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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 call a group of routines, ideas, and traditions that defeat freedom?

2. What does the author recommend that includes alternate splits, running in place, high kicks, and deep knee bends?

3. What state of mind should a student have while training?

4. What does Lee describe as the specific rhythm of two fighters executing a series of movements?

5. What example of moving and not moving does Lee use?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why might Lee recommend imagining simple moves to counter an attacking opponent?

2. How is reaction time measured?

3. How might exercises that imitate moves used in the event be beneficial, as Lee claims?

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

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

6. What do you imagine a "poker body" might look and feel like?

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

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

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

10. Why do different types of activities require different warm ups?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

What can one learn from practicing a martial art where one is attacking and being attacked? How is this different from getting in a fight at school or on the street?

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