[Erawise]

The suggestion, especially to newer folks who are not up to compete for a while, to volunteer, is well placed. There's lots to learn at taikai beyond that which you can get from your matches. The general gist otherwise is to be aware of things bigger than yourself going on around you and be respectful of what they might need in order to do their jobs.

One solid piece of advice I've heard communicated in the past - when you have your men on, you will find you talk louder if you're speaking to someone standing right next to you than you otherwise would without it. Be careful of what you say. You might think you're talking to yourself or being discrete when you say something like - 'That wasn't a kote... or, get a load of that guy's jacked up kamae..."

I'm not going to pretend that everyone here, myself included is perfect and has never thought, much less vocalized some of those kinds of things in the past. But when you're waiting for a match and everyone can clearly hear what you think of the shinpan's abilities, much teeth sucking will likely result - at best. Regardless, people will think you're a douche.