I am trying not to write essays, hence I have broken up the post into more manageable pieces
By this I don't mean to blindly accept whatever rubbish they tell you (and some instructors can certainly talk crap!) but do not come into someone else's club and tell them how to do things. If you ran a club and and someone new told you that what you are doing is wrong, you will probably get your back up.
If you think that the instructor is wrong in something that they say, ask them to explain it in more detail - maybe you don't understand this particular context. Or, maybe *gasp* you are wrong, and further explanation will help you understand what they are saying.
If what they are doing it merely different to what you are used to, do it their way while in their class. If you are lucky, they may be interested in discussing with you 'your' way of doing it. But certainly don't' expect that they will change to accommodate you.
What if you don't find the instructors explanation of a particular thing satisfactory, and you still think they are wrong? For example I know of a club that teaches people to do mawashi-geri (roundhouse kicks) with the foot that is on the floor facing forward while the kick is executed. Besides not enabling the kick to work properly, it is also very damaging to the knee joint. If you find yourself being taught something like this, try and avoid doing the 'wrong' thing in class and practice it your own way at home. However if you are being taught crap, vote with your feet and don't train there any more.
Nevertheless, no matter how right you are, when you train somewhere, the instructor is always right.
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