Well on the last part, any serious arena fighter won't fear you, they will only respect you if you fight well and that is how you'll get known. Fight in tourneys, fight in invasions, seek out the best fighters on other sites, learn T-1 so it becomes the only system you'll fight with. Fight here so the lurkers, and there are lurkers, who always drop by this site to see who is fighting can get a feel for the activity of the clan. Don't use similar fighting styles, garner a mix of styles based on ranged, melee, tech, magic and psionic abilities.