Glad to have you in the SR club Jonny!
It can be a bit of a task to learn but when you get it down, it starts to become natural to you. The different ways of holding the razor will become easier. Just keep it up. It can be a bumpy road at times but it all smooths out like a freshly paved highway and you will enjoy the extra time spent getting a great shave.
Some people may think your crazy for doing it but just remind them that its pretty damn manly to shave you face with the sharpest thing on the planet beside a sword!