Originally Posted by
KC Elbows
Definitely.
However, let's assume that you picked two techs, one that presumed a lead, one that presumed a cross, and the attacker chose when and which one, and they could move about(though not change their relative stance, meaning if it was orthodox facing ortodox at the start, it stays orthodox facing orthodox, just allow "stalking"), so that the other would have to deal with judging distance.
It's still reactive, but less reactive, because it involves choices the defender does not get to make, and ingrains timing and distance.
Would doing such techs in such a drill, in your opinion, be valuable?
Semi-freestyle sparring like that is a great building block and is one of the best way to work on creating and developing correct reactions to certain attacks not seen in day-to-day sparring.
Psalms 144:1
Praise be my Lord my Rock,
He trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle !