What's Going On In The Back Of Your Mind?

This is a very important question I want you to ask yourself.

When you're training and sparring, what's going on in the back of your mind?

I mean, more than just what you're thinking, how are you thinking about it?
Are you telling yourself that you're just trying to survive?
Are you telling yourself to force through your techniques because you're not sure about them?

These two examples will tell you alot about flaws in your approach.

Whatever it is you're thinking, it's a great idea to be aware of it and write it down after your training.
This is one of the fastest ways that you can get out of whatever problems you have in your training.

For example, let's say you keep getting caught in a certain submission and can't figure out what you're doing wrong or what to do to counter or escape.
I can guarantee you that if you're telling yourself, "I always get stuck here." or "what am I doing wrong?" then you will keep doing that same thing and repeating the same pattern and getting the same results.
By becoming aware of this and writing it down you can start to get out of that habit and answer the question.

If you always get caught in a certain submission and say I always get stuck here, then obviously the next step is to find out why and what you should be doing to prevent or counter it.

If you find yourself repeatedly asking what you are doing wrong, then you are uncertain about something that you are doing before getting caught and need to figure out what that is.

Asking your instructor or training partner for help here in finding the solution is very useful.

You'll also want to change what you are saying to yourself.

Again with the two above examples, if you're "always getting stuck" or asking "what are you doing wrong?" Then you need to replace those with "I'll never get stuck here again" or "what am I going to do instead?"
By finding out what you are doing wrong and replacing that with what you should be doing and replacing what you're saying to yourself in those moments, you'll be changing your thinking and actions and getting new results instead.

There is a reason why Jiujitsu is called the thinking man's martial art.