I was seeking the underlying reasons for the things we were doing. I am in a profession where it is my job to know all the influential people in my area. With that said, when asking for my own edifacation about the origins of somthing we were learning, how it developed, and why it was done one way, as opposed to another that seemed more logical he berrated be stating he is the 7th dan kyoshi and above questioning! A former student of his who broke away from his organization at 3rd dan (now 5th dan) for the same reasons is who I now train under and he encourages learining all aspects not just my way or the highway. I am very happy with my new dojo. I just didnt know if this type of behavior was commen, because many in the dojo including myself thought this was very uncalled for!