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  1. 05-13-2005, 09:44 AM #1
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    Kung Fu (and other Martial Arts) Tattoos

    Hello, everyone. This is my second posting.

    I am considering getting a tattoo that will represent my love and committment to the aspects of Kung Fu (and martial arts in general), and to concepts and life-principles in general. I did a search, but could not find any relevant posts. My top pick is a rather striking pose of General Kwan with a kanji phrase below it. I would rather not reveal the phrase itself at this time. If I go ahead with it, I am considering it on my right upper-shoulder.

    Anyhow, a few questions:
    Can you post pictures of your Kung Fu or martial arts tattoo?
    Did you have any problems immediately after getting it since, after working out, we sweat so much? Plus rubbing of cloth to skin?
    Anything else you would like to add to the discussion, feel free.

    Thanks for your comments and opinions.

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    Q. Can you post pictures of your Kung Fu or martial arts tattoo?

    A. Yes. I posted pics of my Celtic tats a couple of months ago.

    Q. Did you have any problems immediately after getting it since, after working out, we sweat so much? Plus rubbing of cloth to skin?

    A. It'll bother you for about a week, itching and whatnot when you sweat, but you should be fine as long as you keep it clean and keep a nice layer of A&D ointment on it. You can't go swimming for a couple of weeks after, but showers are no problem.

    You getting them done at Deep Ellum?
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    Quote Originally Posted by MasterKiller

    You getting them done at Deep Ellum?
    Thanks for your comments. I am thinking about getting them done at Cat Tattoo off of Beltline in/near Addison.

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  4. 05-13-2005, 10:08 AM #4
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    don't use kanji, use traditional chinese calligraphy.

    I mean c'mon, it's kungfu!
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    I think he might be using chinese characters.

    Most people call them kanji even though they are not. There is no popular name for them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by David Jamieson
    don't use kanji, use traditional chinese calligraphy.

    I mean c'mon, it's kungfu!
    Heh. I should have been more specific. It will indeed be traditional chinese calligraphy. I suppose I made the error in being too general....or japanese specific.

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  7. 05-13-2005, 10:14 AM #7
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    So do you really like your Kwan Dao forms or are you just a fan of the Patron God of War?
    A man has only one death. That death may be as weighty as Mt. Tai, or it may be as light as a goose feather. It all depends upon the way he uses it....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Eggman
    Thanks for your comments. I am thinking about getting them done at Cat Tattoo off of Beltline in/near Addison.

    Eggman.
    Just make sure that they will do free touch up work for up to a month afterwords. I have a tribal/zodiac in between shoulderblades that needed to be touched up twice. It's nice and black now but I would have been PO'd if I had to pay for the two extra visits.
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    Make sure the person putting the characters on understands how the character looks... I've seen my share of people with characters upside-down and sideways because neither them or the artist knew enough about characters.

    Know your characters!

    Good luck

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    DO NOT SCRATCH IT. Smack it if it itches. I like bag balm on my new tats.
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    kung fu tattoos

    Just wondered if any one had any tattoos relating to martial arts. What are they of? What was the reason behind it – eg support for your club/looked nice/or more of a spiritual connection.
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    I have my given generation name in caligraphy down my arm done by sik yi wong the old fashion with ink, bamboo and a mallet... hurt like hell and took 5 hours for each character
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    5 hours each - thats heavy going!

    Would love to try a traditional tattoo but would want somone really good to do it. I heard it hurts less than the machine and heals easier due to it not being a needle dragging across the skin but being tapped instead. Maybe they were wrong then!
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    all my ink is done by me in the traditional way.

    I sport 4 tattos that all have only personal meaning to me. I'll likely get them professionally redoe in the next year or so. They're fading after more than 25 years!
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    Had mine done the traditional way, took days. Pain was minimal and worth the result.
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