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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. Which Jeet Kune Do technique anticipates the opponent's punch or kick and steps back to take advantage of the opponent's openings?

2. A _____ snaps the body from a straight lead to miss an opponent blow.

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

4. What does Lee instruct fighters to use to coordinate closing and opening distances?

5. The two parts in a feint are a _____ thrust and a _____ evasive thrust.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Based on the teachings in Chapter 6, what do you think is the best strategy for getting an opponent off balance?

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

4. 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?

5. Why does Lee feel that Jeet Kune Do is not just a technique?

6. What happens to previous learning while training in Jeet Kune Do?

7. Attack on preparation stops an opponent before the plan is matured. Does this attack requires physical training, mental training or both?

8. How does an empty mind help a fighter?

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

10. How does rolling minimize the fighter's punch?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is strength from weight training alone inadequate? How does Lee propose one develop physical strength? How does one develop spiritual strength?

Essay Topic 2

How can a martial art that uses very specific movements be considered simple? Which of Lee's teachings do you find most simple? Which of his teachings could be applied to the world outside of martial arts?

Essay Topic 3

Lee identifies six diseases that are proposed as desires. He says they are attachments.

Part 1) Why does Lee consider attachments diseases?

Part 2) Which of the diseases he describes do you feel is most prevalent today?

Part 3) What might Lee suggest to diffuse the problem you have described?

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