Course taught by lower ranked teachers / students?

Sounds Good, Why not get your assocation to suggest him.

dazzler wrote: Open course in Templegate dojo this week end. (17th / 18th October 2009) 2 to 5 on saturday & 10 to 1 on sunday. If anyone is in the region and fancies an extra train ...or just a nosy peek at our dojo you'd be more than welcome.

Ooh twist my arm, go on then!  I'll definitely be coming along, I assume people will be heading pub-wards after to complete the Aikido-Social circle?

on the original posted topic:
Courses are a good opportunity to put in extra time training, a good excuse to meet/see people that otherwise we might not. It's never a bad thing to make connections between regions/groups so that if we find ourselves outside our normal playground we are more likely to bump into friends should we drop in somewhere different.

Sometimes it's not just about who has greater experience or knowledge but simply a different choice of expression that can lead you to take away a little bit of something you want  to keep and incorporate into your training.

All in all, the more courses the merrier in my opinion - an opportunity to see sensei we might otherwise not is also most welcome - "young" or otherwise!