Tattoo?

[Jas0n]

How many of you have a tat? and how many have a martial arts tat? My instructor has a cirlce design with a dragon on top and a tiger on the bottom.

[MountainSage]

I've got a couple on my upper arm. They are the Chinese symbols for strength and courage. I want to add the symbol for knowledge above the other two.

Mountain Sage

[Zepp]

MountainSage,

So if your arm gets cut off in battle, does that mean you'd lose your strength, courage and knowledge?

:D

[jfarnsworth]

I have 2 a dragon and taz.

[rachel]

I've thought about having my daughters name tattooed inside a heart on my arm but I'm a little leery of the needle. What does it feel like? Will I feel faint?

[Jill666]

I have a dragon on my back-

Rachel mine took an hour & a half to do (lots of color). I can take pain. But truthfully, it wasn't too bad. Initially the outline is deeper and hurts a bit more, then the coloring/shading is easier to take. It's a needle in a little buzzsaw that vibrates, that's what puts the color on. The pain is more like a sunburn kind of feeling. Then while it heals (less than two weeks) it feels tender.

I hear some areas are more tender than others, and I believe the arm is less sensitive. Guys?

I found it was worth every minute, and am getting another when funds permit. (We're piss-poor at the moment.)

I love my tattoo!

[Baoquan]

I have 2 - a celtic-ish pattern dealie on my right deltoid (not really celtic, but also not really worth describing in more detail than that), and some kanji on my stomach, which translated roughly, means something approaching "Time flies like an arrow, time and tide wait for no man, etc etc".

[Matt Stone]

Once again I mount my language fluency soapbox...

:soapbox:

While they look particularly cool, it is important before someone lays on the ink that you know for a fact that the kanji is correct...

I have heard from folks on other fora that they were on the wrong end of receiving a kanji tat that later proved to be done backwards, thus rendering the wearer not cool but a colossal schmuck.

:soapbox:

Gambarimasu.
:asian:

[MountainSage]

Zepp, didn't see comedian listed on your profile. Don't quit your day job:D . The point of learning MA is to keep your body piece firmly attached in the proper order, isn't it:) . Keep working on that career in comedy.

Mountain Sage

[Jas0n]

here is mine.
www.jasonbrunt.com/ink

[Baoquan]

Originally posted by Yiliquan1

While they look particularly cool, it is important before someone lays on the ink that you know for a fact that the kanji is correct...

Yes, I considered that before i had the ink laid. The guy who gave me the characters (not the ink, tho) is a prefessor of linguistics at Monash University, Melbourne, and a guy i trust...almost:D I worked with him while i was studying linguistics and semiotics. He lives in japan 6-7 months a year. His wife is japanese. He probably didnt have "This guy is a schmuck" tattooed on my gut.

Probabaly.


Unfortunately, the tattoist buggered up one of the characters.
:mad:

Despite that, it still reminds me to get off my ass.....

[chufeng]

I've seen them upside down on the mosh crowd...but I'm sure they could give a crap...might even have been intentional.

:asian:
chufeng

[KenpoDave]

Got the kanji for my style tattooed on my left ankle. It seems to be becoming a tradition for my black belts.

[Matt Stone]

When I was in Japan, not too far from where I lived was a tattoo shop run by the best tattoo artist in the prefecture.

I went and talked to him, and was going to have him do some custom art for my forearms - a dragon on the right, a tiger on the left, with traditional stylized flames around the dragon, and traditional stylized waves around the tiger.

Problem was, I couldn't get used to the idea of having permanent ink on my forearms!

So, I didn't get the ink at all... :( Still not sure if that was a good or bad idea.

I would like to get some ink done, but at the same time I balk at the permanence of it - sure, you can get art lasered off, but it is really expensive (and more uncomfortable than the tattoo was in the first place).

[chufeng]

Shoot Matt, if you get me a template, I can carve those in your forearms for you...no cahrge...no ink...and laser won't take it off...

:asian:
chufeng

[Matt Stone]

Sometimes, just sometimes, you start to worry me...

:D

;)

[TLH3rdDan]

tattoos the wonderfull addictive thing that they are lol... i have 4 my self... a dragon on the left arm a tiger on the right and the kanji for strength and courage on my right... and yes i did my research on them before i had some jackass tattoo them... of course i should have picked a different artist for the kanji :mad: that dumb ass was tired and still felt like doing mine only not switching from a 3 needle to a 6 needle... needless to say i had the entire thing done with a 3 needle and it sucked... talk about some damn torture... and he screwed up the shading... if your ever in nashville and want to get work done never go to fantasy tattoo... however on a lighter note my dragon and tiger are incredible the artist mario is ver talented... my dragon is grey scale the tiger is full color... the dragon was 45 min and the tiger was 2.5 hours... all in one setting... as far as what it feels like... yes the sunburn analogy is true... and yes anywhere near a bone hurts more... and yes outlineing hurts more cause the ink is set deeper in the skin... oh well ill stop rambling now

[Jas]

no martial arts ones, I do have a sword with a banner that says death before dishonor (from my USMC days) on my arm

[stone_dragone]

I have 4 right now and am planning my 5th. I havce a dragon on my right shoulder, a tattoo based off of my instructor's patch, the old kanji fir karate (china hand) on my left forearm and new (empty hand) on my right.

[green meanie]

I have five. I have 'Semper Fi' on my left shoulder, a Serpent wrapped around a Sword on my right shoulder, a Snake fighting a Panther on my left forearm and a Snake fighting a Scorpion on my right forearm, and a Panther-man-type-of-errr-something on the right side of my chest (sorry, kinda hard to explain). :)

[Henderson]

Pics of these anyone?

I also have 5.

[Gemini]

Only one of my family crest on my left upper arm. I feel naked in this thread. Oh, I think I have a pic of me wearing it in my gallery.

[HKphooey]

I have an abstract tribal dragon on my shoulder and now that I have earned my 4th degree I am going to get another one this summer. I am working on the artwork now. It will be a dragon and a tiger entwined with a black belt tieing the 2 together.

[Henderson]

Pics of these anyone?
I'll show you mine, if you show me yours'. :rolleyes:

Guess I'll go first. This is my favorite. Mainly because a lot of people find it disturbing.

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[Explorer]

I'm bald. A tattoo would only attract more attention to that fact. I suppose I could have a tattoo of hair put on my head ... but that's kinda like those bald guys who grow pony tails ... not for me, I guess. But, hey if YOU like it ....

[matt.m]

I was in the Marines for 5 yrs. So yeah, I have four. Dead man in full dress blues doing a sword salute, a bulldog on my chest, indian tribal on right shoulder, No Fear logo on left delt.

[Dark]

Got two a winged chinese dragon on my chest and the trail of tear indian on my left forearm. I plan to get Trial by Fire across my back wreathed in blue, red and black flames.

[samurai69]

I have a couple of tatoos........a samurai on my shoulder is the only MA influenced one,a metalic scorpion and some bits of tribal and a spider crawling out of my left shoulder

next one planned is a dragon to cover some strange bits of tribal that i dont like.........after the summer as the sun doesnt help them

my wife has a tatoo of the word KI in kanji on her shoulder

[Henderson]

...a winged chinese dragon on my chest...
Hey, Dark.

Ya got a pic of this? I'm curious to see. Typically, it is only western dragons that have wings.

-Frank

[OnlyAnEgg]

I have a descending eagle on my left upper chest. It needs cleaned and recolored. I got that in 82.

I plan on a dragon on my right bicep. Black with yin/yan. Who can say if I ever get it, though?

[Jade Tigress]

I have one tattoo. It is on my lower back. It is a custom piece with the Chinese Symbols for courage which is what the tiger represents in Chinese culture. It has personal significance to me.

[Henderson]

I have one tattoo. It is on my lower back. It is a custom piece with the Chinese Symbols for courage which is what the tiger represents in Chinese culture. It has personal significance to me.

Thanks for sharing, Pam!

[beauty_in_the_sai]

I'm thinking of getting a crane tatt on my back shoulder as I'm a crane fighter (defensive, flexible, quick). Also because I think they look pretty. I'd also like a Tigger tatt on my ankle (Tigger rocks!). But like Ceicei, I'm very weary of needles. I'm more into piercings myself. Yes, there is needles involved, but you only have to endure them for acouple seconds. A tatt is alot longer. It took alot of gut from me just to get my belly button pierced so I'm not sure I could take a tatt.

Becky

[Cirdan]

Been thinking about getting a small tat of the Wado ryu dove and fist but I can`t decide on a spot... :shrug:

[Kreth]

Here's (http://bretzarrotattoos.com/default.cfm?SiteMenu=ImageGallery&ImageGalleryMenu=ShowPic&PicID=78) a pic of my sleeve back when it was first done in 2000.

[Dark]

My cousin has an Okinawan Te symbol on his right shoulder, and I think I'm gonna get a tattoo across my upper back. Its gonna have Trial by Fire in tribal and wreath in in tribal flames...

[Henderson]

Here's (http://bretzarrotattoos.com/default.cfm?SiteMenu=ImageGallery&ImageGalleryMenu=ShowPic&PicID=78) a pic of my sleeve back when it was first done in 2000.

Very nice! Does your artist do a lot of asian themed work? I've been contemplating a dragon, and it seems rare to find someone that "gets" the difference between asian and western dragons.

-Frank

[Drac]

Got a very nice black and white portrait of Bela Lugosi on one arm done by Shotzie of NJ that goes from top of shoulder to about 3"above elbow

[Kreth]

Very nice! Does your artist do a lot of asian themed work? I've been contemplating a dragon, and it seems rare to find someone that "gets" the difference between asian and western dragons.

-Frank
Thanks! If you check out the galleries on that site, he has a section called Asian Accents, with some nice stuff. I originally had envisioned a sword and scorcery theme, but during our conversation, I mentioned practicing martial arts, so he whipped out another portfolio focusing on his asian-themed stuff. I was impressed enough to specify a few things I wanted included in the sleeve and give him free rein on the overall design...

[Drag'n]

I've just finished my back.Its covered with a dragon, done by hand here in Japan. Took about 34 hrs all up. 3hrs at a time. I'm just glad to have it finished. No more pain!
I'm pretty happy with it though.
A pity I dont know how to upload pics on here.My avatar is too small for it to be recognisable.

[painstain]

i have a large dragon with those cool looking oriental cloud designs behind it. it takes up have of my upper arm and shoulder on the right. on the other shoulder i have a huge skull with smoke bllowing from every hole in his head. i like skulls and dragons. right calf has a ribbon twisting and turning with little skuls and orbs around it. none of my tats are colored

[annie]

Well i have 7 tattoos as of this week. LOL In a few weeks I am getting the kanji symbol for my form either on my ankle or the back of my neck. I have seen quite a few martial artists with a dragon on one forearm and a tiger on the other.

[Brandon Fisher]

I have thought about it but I am scared to death of needles. If I did I would have the kanji for seijitsu shin do done fairly small though.

[ginshun]

Tattoos yes, enyting to do with MA, no.

That will probably change at one point or another.