Awesome sleeve! Love the theme. And congrats on the promotion, brown is the hardest belt to get.
I interpret your sleeve as symbolizing the superiority of gi grapplers (brown jacket guy) over nogi (tattooed shirtless guy, getting handled by brown jacket).
But it begs the question, what are you going to get for your black belt, which is probably just a couple years away now? Let's see a huge back piece!
It's just the natural progression. Brown is already black belt level game, just with some sharpening needed. Purple is where you have to build that game, and there are no short cuts -- it just requires an assload of time on the mats, slowly working out the gaps, details, and transitions in live sparring. The hardest to get belt is brown, and the most important belt is purple, IMO -- for the same reason. Training as a purple and working towards brown is when you have to really step everything up, train your ass off, and build your true BJJ form. Which you will have at brown belt.
But it begs the question, what are you going to get for your black belt, which is probably just a couple years away now? Let's see a huge back piece!
Here's my new sleeve on my left arm. I just got promoted to brown, so this one has a lot of meaning for me (the top guy's jacket is brown):
Damn spazzy guys always pulling hair....
This is what the whole tattoo looks like. I couldn't fit it all in the picture:
I'll be taking some professional photos soon for my tattoo artist's portfolio.
Thanks, guys.
I already got it picked out! I'm going to get this:
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My wife just got cover up done on her back between her shoulder blades and she she cried after she was done. She said it was super painful. She's not a wuss, either. She never complained or cried out even once when she was getting her half sleeve:
I'm a little scared about the back now.
I got promoted on Oct. 14 and started the tattoo on Oct. 15. I just happened to get promoted on my last day at my gym and the day before I started my tattoo. The tattoo took about two weeks to finish. It's been three weeks now and my first day back training will be tomorrow.Couple of questions:
What rank were you when you started the tattoo? Did finishing it and getting your brown belt (congrats!) come together coincidentally? I've always heard brown is a relatively short phase in the journey- so why not wait until you get the BB?
what do think guys?.. just to promoted to 4 stripes white belt.. so it holds a lot of meaning for me..
what do think guys?.. just to promoted to 4 stripes white belt.. so it holds a lot of meaning for me..
Thats a judo tattoo, you fool!
I got promoted on Oct. 14 and started the tattoo on Oct. 15. I just happened to get promoted on my last day at my gym and the day before I started my tattoo. The tattoo took about two weeks to finish. It's been three weeks now and my first day back training will be tomorrow.
I have to find a new gym now that I'm back in America and I think (and hope) I will be at brown for a long time.
It HURT. I was biting down on my hand the whole time. The chest was probably one of most painful parts and the collar bone. Around the nipple was excruiating. I didn't like the crook of my arm, either. I'm bony and muscular, so I don't think that helped any. I have zero body fat.
Actually, when the pain got really bad, I just imagined being totally gassed with my 100 KG teammate pressing all his weight on me in side control or half guard. It seemed to help a bit, and make me think, "This isn't so bad".
Thanks, guys.
I already got it picked out! I'm going to get this:
My wife just got cover up done on her back between her shoulder blades and she she cried after she was done. She said it was super painful. She's not a wuss, either. She never complained or cried out even once when she was getting her half sleeve:
I'm a little scared about the back now.
what do think guys?.. just to promoted to 4 stripes white belt.. so it holds a lot of meaning for me..
Thanks. Yes, the same guy did our tattoos. His name it Kim Kyung-jin. His Japanese name is Horitatsu. He's been tatooing for thirty years.You and your wife seem to have a really good taste in tattoos. Did the same artist do your sleeve and her half sleeve? They're both really well done. Just out of curiosity, who was the tattooer? Not that I'll get the chance to get a piece from him, but just interested.