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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 suggest Jeet Kune Do students should be alert to?

2. What does Lee believe opens spiritual insight?

3. In Chapter 7, Lee suggest an immediate _____ is most effective because it occurs immediately after a(n) _____.

4. What does Lee say will vary according to the opponent's skill and training?

5. What does Lee teach is the purpose of a feint?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Lee include courage as a principle for "distance in attack?"

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

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

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

5. 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?

6. How does an empty mind help a fighter?

7. What techniques are described in Chapter 7 that help fighters prepare for effective attacks?

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

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

10. How can a beat be used against an opponent who is fast and cannot be feinted?

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

Lee embraces the Zen concept of enlightenment. What does it mean to be enlightened? How can achieving this state help a fighter?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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