IF your edge is good, don't do an ATG pass. Those can irritate your skin a lot.
As a beginner, you may not get a BBS shave for some time.
Also, strop, strop, strop and strop some more
I do 40 on the linen and 100+ on the leather before each shave. But your technique has to be good.
Stropping smooths out the edge of the razor and hence, a more comfortable shave

Good luck you've been given a lot of great info to work with here