I do not cut on saw horses either. I prop the board up on the crook of my foot / ankle and let the weight of the saw do the work (keeping the cut at least 18" or so away from my leg).
Michael, you do such beautiful woodworking with your hands, but you should value your other body parts as highly. I understand that you (and a few of other "freestylers" I know) have managed to do tool acrobatics without consequences for years or decades.
More than one of them has already had their date-with-destiny moment. Luckily, I've never been around on those days to witness it.
I needn't wish you any skills, you're too competent already. But I do, quite sincerely, wish you the best of luck in keeping your future free from harm.
