To be successful at any sport, you must be tougher, smarter and willing to train harder than your opponents. Semi contact point's fighting is, one of the hardest sport's within martial arts to participate in. You may train for six months for a tournament but you will only get one chance. It's not easy & I do not believe in "luck", I believe if you work hard for the things you want, and you do not give up at every little obstacle that gets in your way you will succeed. Don't be put off just because you lose a few fights along the way. I never won anything in my first year of competitions & I don't mind telling you, but I never quit. I just came home & trained harder & longer until I did start winning.