Foolkiller
You have meddled with the primal forces of nature!
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Iceman5592 said:Lol, you guys are such fashion critics.
What kind of Jujitsu do you do? If you do BJJ, you might want the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu symbol. It's the triangle with the two BJJ guys in the middle. Google it and click on images.
I think Kanji tattoos are cool. But then again I want to major in Japanese when I go to college, and I want to live in Japan. So that's me. But all the fighters at my gym get the Boneyard symbol tattooed on the back of their neck. It's two kanji symbols. I sent them to my friend Nao in Japan, and she told me they mean "Boneyard." Makes sense.
Who cares if it's original? Humans have been tattooing their bodies for centuries. I'm pretty sure that unless you draw something yourself, whatever you get isn't going to be the most original thing. The guy wants to show his committment to Jiu-Jitsu. Personally, I don't see how anyone could ever stop loving Jiu-Jitsu, so I don't know when he'll regret that tattoo.
Tattoos shouldn't even be considered "fashionable". Fashions come and go, tattoos last for life. Anyone getting a tattoo because "It'll look so hot in the summer" or because they saw someone with one is a fucking moron. Every other ignorant slut or chav bloke in England goes on holiday and comes back with either kanji tattoos, some "tribal" design that was probably designed by an artist who has only played Tribes on their computer or some sort of tramp stamp above their ass crack. It's generic, stupid and a sad indictment of the consumer culture we live in when people permanently mark themselves because of a trend. Even a lot of tattoo artists loath doing them. Once when some training buddies and I went out for a post session drink this bloke at another table had a kanji tattoo that our Japanese friend revealed read something along the lines of "mouse penis". The funny thing is I hear now you see Japanese people walking around with English tattoos. Crazy, no? Also if that fighter had a Wandesque skull tattoo, he is probably crazy for 1) ripping off such a notable tattoo 2) being obsessive enough to get a copy and 3) being able to take the pain of getting your skull inked. So it's probably no surprise he won, crazy style beats all other styles. As a great man once said "you know jiujitsu, I know insane, you try to beat me down but I feel no pain."
As for getting tired of jiu jitsu, it can happen. Former forum member Machado Jiu-Jitsu is a prime if unfortunate example.