The student you don't want to be (2)

Here are some more people that don't like making it too easy for themselves, their fellow students, or their teachers...
Again, we're talking general traits here - luckily there are very few who are 100% like this.
The first we looked at was 'The Collector' (March 11, 2006).
Here we'll take e brief look at 'The Scientist'.

2. The Scientist:

Here we have someone who likes to study every possible angle of any given exercise.
Actually doing every possible angle of any given exercise is also a possibility, though much more unlikely.

The Scientist can study, contemplate, consider, read about, search for, watch and lecture about the position of the index finger on your left hand in a given form for hours on end.

The scientist knows not only the position of said index finger in all kata/forms in every martial arts style ever presented since the dawn of time - he is quick to point out that you (the unruly improviser) held said finger a quarter of an inch more to the left in class two weeks ago.

If you wish to succeed in any martial art you do not want to be a Scientist! That is, unless you keep most of the research to yourself, and actually knows when to be quiet and work out.
Never forget the three stages of martial arts study: 1. Plan, 2. Execute, 3. Evaluate - then repeat ad infinitum!