If you were to use the guard in a wrestling match...it would be a defensive pin, you are correct the point is not to look at the lights.
Regarding the best takedown, honestly, it depends, not so much on the skill sometime as genetics, what is your weight class. The heavier weight classes (170 up) tend to lock up and unless you are fast you can easily get caught with a counter move. So you should know your speed and strength. Even with good upper body strength don't lock up just to lock up control the neck with forearm in the chest to throw the oppent off balance a work a move. I have generally used a high crotch into a single from this piont one and on the neck the other on the tricep. Also, I think that the fireman carry is very under utilized as a takedown. Now, if you are fast shoot for the single or sigle to double.
Regarding street application I can assure you that there is no best take down from the street......you don't want to go to the street ....period. It does happen in fights but generally it is not somthing you want to initaite. Remember, you train on a mat concrete and asphalt is different. You will get cut and or bruised, the breakfalls you lear (or should learn) are not to prevent injury they are to lesson the extent of injury/shock and keep you in the fight.
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A person who is said to be proficient in the arts is like a fool. Because of his foolishness in concerning himself with just one thing, he thinks of nothing else and thus becomes proficient. - Hagarkure
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