Other skills like attacks and parries are the result of training and trial and error experiences that you will encounter in tournaments. Don't hesitate to ask for help and advice from members of your club or salle. If the competition is a friendly one, you may want to ask for help and advice from your opponent after the bout. Physical fitness involves your own awareness of your physical condition. It is not unusual for a competition to last from 8 to 12 hours in one day with additional hours in another day.
Some tournaments are several days long with some intervening days with no bouting at all.
Most of your attention to physical fitness should occur prior to the tournament. Several days of a good diet prior to the tournament is a good idea. Many fencers support the idea of carbing-out the day before competition begins. Although fencers are prone to party and mingle with the natives at a tournament venue, common sense dictates getting a good night's sleep prior to the day of competition. Taking care of your body during the competition is also very important.