Is This Lucid?--

For as long as I can remember, I've been able to wake up anytime I'd like during a dream. It wouldn't always work, but whenever I was younger, and having a nightmare, I could just wake myself up. Is this lucid?


Techniques and Such--

Ever since I was young, I could recognize that I was dreaming sometimes. I just never knew that was anything special. Only problem was that I couldn't really control my dream. I just knew I was dreaming.

So, my question is. Techniques like HILD, WILD, MILD, WBTB, etc. They're just for reaching the lucid point, the Hey, I'm dreaming! point. Right? So I would not neet to use those if I can already recongnize I'm dreaming. Correct?

If so, then how would I control different aspects of my dream?