Welcome aboard, DAP! Feel free to ask questions and share your own experiences. Being new to the martial arts gives you an outlook on things that some of the older practitioners can use now and then.
Words of wisdom from Bydand there. Welcome aboard DAP.
Never be afraid to ask questions, even if you feel it's something you should already know and fear to appear stupid. If it's a genuine wish to learn, the membership here will seldom scorn you for not knowing about a particular thing and will do all they can to help.
I'm also only relatively new to the world of Martial Arts. I've found this site absolutely brilliant for expanding my understanding...so i hope you find the same.