What lessons have you learned from preparing for martial arts tournaments? How has it affected your life?

What important lessons have you learned through preparing for and participating in martial art tournaments? And how are you applying these learnings to your martial arts training and other areas of your life?

What lessons have you learned from preparing for martial arts tournaments? How has it affected your life?
I learned that if you train hard things normally go well..........


...............But then there is always the unexpected.
Reply:the point tournaments teach no lessons they just create bad habbits
Reply:It has taught me that I hate tournaments. But other wise my training has taught discipline, fortitude, perseverance and paitience. And not to mention Save a couple of lives along the way as well as my own hyde.