Tattoo...

[scottdurand]

Seriously, many kungfu teachers act as if they're a calligraphy master, and most suck. I leave your decisions to your discretion, but urge you to narrow the field by choosing from only true calligraphy masters, as they better capture the characters.

Just because one can fight well doesn't mean they have the same fury in their handwriting.

This is writing that is permanently on you, and you are not likely to learn beforehand the subtleties of chinese calligraphy(or you'd just do it yourself), so there's really nno harm in looking for calligraphy masters' works in the field.

Past that, hopefully someone here can post a pic of some famous kung fu master's work for ya.

I once met a sifu from KC that taught "6 Elbows" style but I could never remember his name. I met him in the late 90's at a tournament in Alabama that Shawn Liu was hosting. I think it was Chu Man Sit?

[Lucas]

You've seen our Kung Fu (and other Martial Arts) Tattoos thread? I just merged three other tattoo threads into that one (it was the earliest). I'll merge this one too eventually. Maybe tomorrow. Maybe later. Maybe when someone else asks a similar question in a few years....

You're so decisive!!

[iron_leg_dave]

You're so decisive!!

Hopefully he is too busy working on that second book...

[shaolin_diciple]

will buddhist monks get offended by a Siddhārtha Gautama tattoo?

[PalmStriker]

I guess burning a dragon on your forearms at the Temple is out of the question?

[ghostexorcist]

will buddhist monks get offended by a Siddhārtha Gautama tattoo?

I don't see why they would. Depictions of the Buddha were few and far between during the early period following his death. Some scholars have argued in favor of ancient Buddhists having an aniconistic view similar to modern day Muslims. However, this changed. There are depictions of the Buddha in various shapes and forms all over the world.

The only objection a monk may have is if you are getting the tattoo just because you think it looks cool.

[uki]

just the other day i bought 1oz of triple black for 10 dollars - 35 for 4oz. my brother and i also just finished combining two minds to build our best homemade model yet... tattoo's are means of identifying the spiritual aspects of ones inner being... the imagery that one decides to adorn his outer body with is nothing more than a visual manifestation of what adorns the inner body... those associated with the negative energies of death and destruction typically use skulls, demons, and devils... discerning the spirit is an ancient ability that is nearly lost amongst the ignorantly chaotic and mindless fray that makes up "civilizations" today... nations today are among the most ignorant of all the great ages of mankind... identifying incarnate souls is done by the use of symbols.

one of my upcoming tattoos is going to be 5 comets/asteriods streaking across my chest from one shoulder to the opposite hip in the manner that one would also seem to see a great big tiger claw mark... within the comets i am toying with the idea of 5 symbols for earth, metal, water, wood, and fire... symbols are universal and transcend the multitude of written languages.

[MasterKiller]

just the other day i bought 1oz of triple black for 10 dollars - 35 for 4oz. my brother and i also just finished combining two minds to build our best homemade model yet... tattoo's are means of identifying the spiritual aspects of ones inner being... the imagery that one decides to adorn his outer body with is nothing more than a visual manifestation of what adorns the inner body... those associated with the negative energies of death and destruction typically use skulls, demons, and devils... discerning the spirit is an ancient ability that is nearly lost amongst the ignorantly chaotic and mindless fray that makes up "civilizations" today... nations today are among the most ignorant of all the great ages of mankind... identifying incarnate souls is done by the use of symbols.

one of my upcoming tattoos is going to be 5 comets/asteriods streaking across my chest from one shoulder to the opposite hip in the manner that one would also seem to see a great big tiger claw mark... within the comets i am toying with the idea of 5 symbols for earth, metal, water, wood, and fire... symbols are universal and transcend the multitude of written languages.

Cool...but having a real artist do the work doesn't hurt.

[uki]

Cool...but having a real artist do the work doesn't hurt.

define real artist?? art is also universal... beauty is in the eye of the beholder, eh?

[Iron_Eagle_76]

How much of your own ink have you done, Uki? Just curious.

[David Jamieson]

I did 4 of my own pieces and have been in the process of having them redone by a pro.

they looked good first time round, but I was young at the time, so they faded somewhat.

Having them redone is great. It freshens them all up and the ink is way brighter again.

[Violent Designs]

I've been hesitant to get a tattoo in the fear that I will hate it when I'm 60 years old.

[David Jamieson]

I've been hesitant to get a tattoo in the fear that I will hate it when I'm 60 years old.

do you hate yourself now?

[Violent Designs]

do you hate yourself now?

Only sometimes.

[SPJ]

if you are a buddhist follower, you may tatoo fo 佛 or chan 禅

or a lotus flower diagram

if you are a daoist follower, you may tatoo dao 道 or tai chi diagram

most popular tattoo are dragon and tiger.

however, these means extensive artwork or needle work and hence more pain.

some like eagle, some like crane, some like snake---

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