Jim,
I'm sorry for not stating what style I practise, perhaps it would have helped. I practise Iwama Ryu.
As for the reason I haven't asked my teacher... We currently have a "summer break" from training, and so I will probably not see him until the "season" starts again. And, as I staded before, I'm one of those pushy people who can't wait a second longer then I have to.
Oh yeah, one more thing. I am writing this message from home, and the one I wrote under the nick "Ta Kung" was written at work. I'm sorry for having two aliases (long story). It's not that I've got a split personality or something...
Yours in Aikido,
Patrik
PS. I'm not really that impatient in real life. Really, I'm not.