Originally Posted by
YouKnowWho
You can train "aliveness" without taking too much risk. Here is one way to do it.
You constantly
- move around your opponent (force your opponent to move with you).
- deflect your opponent's forearm (force your opponent to response).
- push (not strike) your opponent's elbow, upper arm, shoulder, neck, side of head, ... (force your opponent to back up, move side way, deflect your push).
- shake your opponent's arm, shoulder, neck, ... (use shocking to disturb your opponent's balance)
- sweep/sticky/hook/scoop/cut/sharp your opponent's leg (force your opponent to shift weight from one foot to another).
Your intention is not trying to take your opponent down but to give your opponent a chance to feel "constant pressure". Since the push is safer than the punch, and the sweep/sticky/hook/scoop/cut/sharp are also safer than the kick, it should still remain a safe training environment.