oh, I didn't know that site, pretty useful!
yeah, rudiments etc.. I need to do those very much, my left hand is waaaay too rusty eheh. As well as my right foot, working on those doubles D:
And yeh a teacher can spot your bad habits right away, I wonder if I have some O__o
What I noticed when i started drumming was an interest in more jazzy, groovy, funky stuff.
btw, if you want I could give you a pdf of the book Stick Control. Maybe its too soon for you to start caring about that (even me maybe!), but its good. LOTS of rudiments and combinations (50 pages).