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The other answers focus on practicing more. That's obvious, so I won't go into it. It sounds like the freezing here comes from fear. Since you say that you "need to display that [you] know and can execute several different escapes", it seems like performance anxiety. You think you are thinking, but you're actually afraid, and using thinking of your options ...

Here's a good sequence of things to overcome specifically this problem: Breathe. Practice getting grabbed and making sure your breath does not get interrupted. Move. Practice getting grabbed and moving instantly. Slow is smooth and smooth is fast. Make sure 1 and 2 happen all the time. Now that you're moving and breathing, figure out what it is you really ...

The reason you pause is because you're reacting and reaction is slower than action. You react because you're thinking about what to do instead of doing it. The most valuable tool in your arsenal is your ability to control the situation. When you practice, don't think about the technique; there is no technique. Instead, watch your uke; he'll tell you where ...

This is one reason why various styles have kata/patterns/drills that are performed repetitively. As you do the move during training, you need to be visualizing exactly what is happening - what the attacker did, and what you are doing to counter it. You play this in your mind as you do the move every single time. Doing this repetitively many hundreds or ...

There are tons more techniques for escaping mount, but the ones you have been taught are the ones you should focus on. There are several reasons for this. Focus on fundamentals The two escapes you know are arguably the most straightforward and efficient methods of escaping mount. In addition, they both develop absolutely critical grappling movement skills: ...

The freeze comes from having too many options. It's easier to deal with any situation if you've got a few (3~5) options to deal with it instead of a much higher number. For the vast majority of wrist grabs, I find making a fist (less susceptibility to a wrist lock they might follow up with), and moving closer solves it. I'll also go for grabbing their wrist ...

The honest answer is that I'm not sure what is causing the freeze or how to address it. Like many others, I'm going to assume that this is analysis paralysis. My first answer is probably to relax and ignore the problem; it happens to all of us sometimes. (Of course, I'm not a "street" martial artist; I practice for the joy of it.) But if you feel like ...

There are other options, but bump and roll and elbow escaping are the best to spend your time developing. One tip that helped me a lot early on was learning to combine those two techniques effectively. Use a failed upa to set up an elbow escape. There have been some good tips foraging a more powerful bridge already listed, but I think most people have more ...

You can escape out the backdoor - underhook their legs with at least one arm and rotate to your knees (quickly, or you'll get triangled). You can press them away and tuck both knees in to get butterfly guard. If they have high mount you can reverse figure four them. You can overhook an arm and bridge over the other shoulder. If you have good choke ...