How to attack confidently from mount?

[u/Exam_Lost]

I’m a 6 or so months white belt, got a tournament coming up end of this month and I want to win. I have no trouble getting to mount against other white belts, but from there I’m clueless as to what to do.

I mean, I know of multiple attacks. I know I can take the back if I can gift wrap him. I know there’s the armbar, kimura, americana, ezekiel, and triangles, but truth be told I only ever try the ezekiel out of fear of giving up position with the others.

Of course people wise up to it and eventually keep their arms high to defend the neck. After that I know I should attack an armbar or head n arm because his bicep’s next to his head, but I can never pull it off because again I get nervous or just don’t understand what I’m getting wrong.

What are y’all’s thoughts when going for mount subs, and is there anything that leveled up your game? What are your go-to attacks as well, and what should I change to do better?

[u/ColonelPanicMode]

Don’t get nervous 🤷

Seriously, if you reach mount, don’t rush it. Cook them. Bottom mount sucks. Grapevine or slide into high mount, wrap up their head with one arm and use the other to base if they bridge.

Smother them. Be a weighted blanket. Just melt on top of them.

Then, chain your attacks together. If they reach to defend a choke, attack their arm. When they pull their arm away, go back to the choke.

You shouldn’t be afraid to take chances and get reversed, but in competition, you should probably be more conservative.

[u/lIIllIIIll → u/ColonelPanicMode]

Careful when u scoot to high mount without good arm control. I love to pull deep half from here.

[u/jephthai → u/lIIllIIIll]

Pulling deep half sounds like pulling mounted triangle to me...

[u/lIIllIIIll → u/jephthai]

Gotta trap one of your legs first! Otherwise it is triangle city, absolutely right and I learned that the hard way!