Transition to Mount

Amy Campo on kesa gatame to mount, the standard next pin when they turn into you.

Chewjitsu on going from side control to mount for white belts, and the two mistakes - leaving space at the hip and lifting the knee too early - that let the bottom player recover half guard.

Stephan Kesting on the details of the knee slide from side control to mount, including how to deal with the bottom player's knee and elbow blocks.

Roy Dean's full kesa gatame class: the pin, the modified scarf hold and the transitions out.

Absolute MMA class on transitioning from side control to mount, keeping chest pressure while the knee crosses the body.

Atos class on mounting from side control with the concepts, details and follow-up submissions layered for different belt levels.

Jean Jacques Machado on knee-on-stomach concepts, including when to drop into mount.

Knee-on-belly transitions to mount and the back: following the opponent as they turn away from the pressure.

Roger Gracie's half/butterfly pass that ends in mount, keeping the head low and the hips following.

Knee on belly to mount as a solo-drillable transition.

Safe side-control-to-mount with an armbar finish, keeping the far arm trapped so they cannot elbow-escape.

A beginner sequence: side control to knee on belly to mount.

A clear kesa-gatame-to-mount transition, useful as a first look at leaving scarf hold without giving up the back.

Reverse kesa-gatame to mount: the cousin position and how it connects.