Point taken. 
Learning so much from this thread alone.
Sir Taps,
Used the guard passing concept that Teixeira explained yesterday during open mat. It worked well and opened up some opportunities. Thanks a lot dude.
Fuzzy Badfeet,
You forgot to post the links. :)
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Siciliano - What I meant was when you're kneeling with both knees on the floor.
Some people like to be on their balls of feet and some like to keep their insteps on the ground when in the top guard. I prefer my insteps on the ground and I use balls of feet when I am in the cross body position.
i picked up the ankles crossed from Kenny Florian, before the TUF days... It's good when you do a butterfly stretch w/ your knees.... this forces their face away....
i vary. i'll usually not do it if i need to SMASH their head away.
Thanks Team Python.
Empire,
Trying to imagine how doing the butterfly stretch would force their face away.
Are you talking about MMA when you said smash?
Siciliano - Thanks Team Python.
Empire,
Trying to imagine how doing the butterfly stretch would force their face away.
Are you talking about MMA when you said smash?
He is talking about going for the arm bar when you cross your feet. You spread your legs like a butterfly stretch and your knee closes to the head pushes your opponent's face down and keeps the back of head to the ground.
Thanks TP,
Yeah. Makes perfect sense then.