How do I handle getting submitted frequently?

Every submission you receive is information about your game. If you keep getting armbarred from guard, your posture or arm positioning needs work. If you keep getting choked from back mount, your hand fighting or escape timing needs improvement. Treat each tap as a data point rather than a failure. After each submission, briefly think about what happened: What position were you in? What grips did your opponent have? Where was the entry point where you could have defended? This analytical approach transforms getting submitted from a frustrating experience into a productive one. During training, you should be getting submitted. If you never tap, you are either only rolling with people much less skilled or you are not taking enough risks. Growth happens at the edge of your ability, which means frequent failure. Track your most common submissions received and dedicate drilling time to the specific defenses for those submissions.