Countering Your Instincts in Jiujitsu.

This might sound strange but being able to go against your instincts is a necessary part of becoming a capable grappler.
Jiujitsu itself was developed as an art that naturally applies itself against your opponents natural reactions.
The positions and the counters and submissions that come out of these positions were all designed to follow your opponents instinctive reactions and use them against him.
Mount anyone who has no experience and his initial response will be to push you off extending his arms and leaving them open to an armlock or to turn and give you his back exposing himself to a choke.
Get someone in a triangle choke and instinctively they will look down and bend forward moving further into the choke to avoid the pressure. To counter this technique they would need to do the opposite and go against their instincts by looking up and raising themselves away from the choke, but unless someone has practiced this they will never instinctively understand it.
This counter intuitive tactic can be used in your offense and defensive tactics.
Only through consistent practice can you develop the skills to counter your instincts and become more aware in your training.