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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 believes that footwork during fighting is preferable to _____.

2. Which Jeet Kune Do move drops the body forward from the waist under swings and hooks to the head?

3. Where should the execution of the feint start from?

4. Lee says that the tools of Jeet Kune Do are at the center of an undefined circle whose circumference allows _____.

5. A what point of a fight does Bruce Lee recommend the fighter stay loose but poised and use economical movements?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lee's concept of the circle with no circumference.

2. What state of mind should one have when assuming the fighting stance?

3. Lee describes the speed of a simple attack as both "smooth and explosive." How might it be possible to achieve this state?

4. What might a fight look like where two fighters have different fighting measures?

5. Lee writes, "Effort should be applied to the work to be done as if nothing particular is happening. " Name an example from everyday life and how this principle might work.

6. In Chapter 6, Lee says that footwork is better than using arms to avoid kicks or blows. Why does he emphasize footwork?

7. Lee died before a full and detailed explanation of attacks could be provided. Do you think the editors completed Chapter 7 successfully, or might there be important details missing?

8. What makes a good feint in Jeet Kune Do threatening?

9. How does an empty mind help a fighter?

10. What does Lee mean by the term, "milling on the retreat?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How can one keep the mind empty so the "freedom of action if never obstructed?" What might Lee suggest to a student struggling to keep the mind empty?

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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