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Tattoos?
6 year(s) ago • 18971 views • 141 replies
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SJBlack belt 1st degreeVerified
6 year(s) ago
Another of mine, a Tengu. I won a Facebook competition... like, share, tag. Only took 2&1/2 hours.
Yeah, like Benny said, very nice piece! What was the comp, something that meant you got a free tattoo? Or did you have a hand in the design?
JMBlack belt 2nd degreeVerified
6 year(s) ago
Well Can, it's natural to ask questions like "Why is this happening (to me)?" about current state of things.
But my/our life (Project Mayhem) is always out of control. What happens, happens. It is what it is. No point in questioning it.
However as it is my subjective experience, at the same time I am the one carrying full responsibility for it - no excuses, no lies (first and foremost - to yourself).
But to not crumble under the immense pressure of full responsibility yet zero control, you have to take a leap of faith and trust the chaos and absurdity of it all. Trust your inner drive. Trust your destiny while knowing there is no destiny (pseudofatalism).
You have to trust Tyler Durden.
But my/our life (Project Mayhem) is always out of control. What happens, happens. It is what it is. No point in questioning it.
However as it is my subjective experience, at the same time I am the one carrying full responsibility for it - no excuses, no lies (first and foremost - to yourself).
But to not crumble under the immense pressure of full responsibility yet zero control, you have to take a leap of faith and trust the chaos and absurdity of it all. Trust your inner drive. Trust your destiny while knowing there is no destiny (pseudofatalism).
You have to trust Tyler Durden.
GCBlack belt 1st degreeVerifiedScotland
6 year(s) ago
Yeah, like Benny said, very nice piece! What was the comp, something that meant you got a free tattoo? Or did you have a hand in the design?
Money off the tattoo so it only cost £70.
SJBlack belt 1st degreeVerified
6 year(s) ago
Money off the tattoo so it only cost £70.
Sounds like a great price! Do you remember how long it took?
And thanks for the explanation, Jorgen: interesting stuff. As you know, I hate chaos and plan everything to the nth degree, but it's cool to think about other perspectives. :D
And thanks for the explanation, Jorgen: interesting stuff. As you know, I hate chaos and plan everything to the nth degree, but it's cool to think about other perspectives. :D
GCBlack belt 1st degreeVerifiedScotland
6 year(s) ago
Yeah, like Benny said, very nice piece! What was the comp, something that meant you got a free tattoo? Or did you have a hand in the design?
Money off the tattoo so it only cost £70.
JMBlack belt 2nd degreeVerified
6 year(s) ago
I hate chaos and plan everything to the nth degree
And occasionally I'm sure this approach is very stressful :)
SJBlack belt 1st degreeVerified
6 year(s) ago
And occasionally I'm sure this approach is very stressful :)
Ha - not for me, I LOOOOOVE planning. The chance to do some thorough planning has quite literally pulled me out of depression before. ;)
SJBlack belt 1st degreeVerified
6 year(s) ago
Attempting to get a better pic of squirrel no.2 (of 4, I like squirrels. No. 5 due next summer ;) ) that curls around the back of my right leg.
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SJBlack belt 1st degreeVerified
6 year(s) ago
Cool! Is there a story behind those, guys? :D
BWBlack belt 1st degreeVerified
6 year(s) ago
Cool! Is there a story behind those, guys? :D
That one? No real story
The artist posted it up and I really liked the design so I put my hand up to get it done
The artist posted it up and I really liked the design so I put my hand up to get it done
SJBlack belt 1st degreeVerified
6 year(s) ago
That one? No real story The artist posted it up and I really liked the design so I put my hand up to get it done
Ha - fair enough. I forget some people will get a tattoo just because they think it looks good, which is a totally valid reason. I always want to read loads of meaning into everything, which includes making up more meaning as time goes by (I blame doing English Lit at uni, emphasises the ability to bullshit). ;)
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ZWBlue beltVerified
6 year(s) ago
I’m tattooed from neck to feet... A lot need finished but I’m typically always the most tattooed guy in the room... Idk just got into it and started knocking out body parts. Also started my neck last week. Both ribs, back, and both legs are all covered and at least started. Going to have to tattoo my ass cheeks eventually so it doesn’t look like I’m in ass-less biker chaps when I’m naked XD
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SJBlack belt 1st degreeVerified
6 year(s) ago
Here are a couple of mine.
Always love seeing your tattoos, Knut! Especially the Thor grappling old age, that is such a fantastic combination of great myth, great connection to BJJ and great design. :D
Still very sad I couldn't join you in Bergen like we'd planned this month for tattoo time, worst thing about coronavirus for me so far (and naturally I'm extremely lucky a first world problem like that is the worst thing about it for me).
Have you got any close-ups, Zac? Looks like you could put up a good 20 pictures and not get through all your work, cool! I'd definitely like to see some detail on them. ;)
Still very sad I couldn't join you in Bergen like we'd planned this month for tattoo time, worst thing about coronavirus for me so far (and naturally I'm extremely lucky a first world problem like that is the worst thing about it for me).
Have you got any close-ups, Zac? Looks like you could put up a good 20 pictures and not get through all your work, cool! I'd definitely like to see some detail on them. ;)
SJBlack belt 1st degreeVerified
6 year(s) ago
Wooooo, tattoo studios are reopening in England! Very excited, although it's going to be a while before I can get an appointment. They've all understandably got long backlogs, due to having to move all their appointments from between March and now.
Still, if I can somehow get up to Stoke, I have a tattooist friend up there who is awesome and makes a point of squeezing me in when I visit her. This would be a perfect time to get some new ink, as I can't train anyway because BJJ gyms still aren't allowed to open. ;)
Still, if I can somehow get up to Stoke, I have a tattooist friend up there who is awesome and makes a point of squeezing me in when I visit her. This would be a perfect time to get some new ink, as I can't train anyway because BJJ gyms still aren't allowed to open. ;)
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SJBlack belt 1st degreeVerified
5 year(s) ago
Well your name certainly checks out as very Scottish, you just need to throw a 'the' in the middle. ;)
Have you had a chance to do much genealogical research on your family? I'm assuming going by the tattoo that's something very close to your heart. :D
Have you had a chance to do much genealogical research on your family? I'm assuming going by the tattoo that's something very close to your heart. :D
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CPBlack belt 3rd degreeVerified
5 year(s) ago
I have many more but this one is the one for which I suffered the most xD
I love the Juxtaposition of mythologies! Great Tattoo!
DBBrown beltVerified
5 year(s) ago
Well your name certainly checks out as very Scottish, you just need to throw a 'the' in the middle. ;) Have you had a chance to do much genealogical research on your family? I'm assuming going by the tattoo that's something very close to your heart. :D
I have done some research. An Uncle has done much more. My family comes from up around Peterhead. I actually have the address of my Great Grandfathers apartment when he was a young man. If I follow my Grandfathers stories, we are directly descended from The Bruce. He talked about it all the time. I'm hoping to make it to Scotland one of these years for a visit.
SJBlack belt 1st degreeVerified
5 year(s) ago
I have done some research. An Uncle has done much more. My family comes from up around Peterhead. I actually have the address of my Great Grandfathers apartment when he was a young man. If I follow my Grandfathers stories, we are directly descended from The Bruce. He talked about it all the time. I'm hoping to make it to Scotland one of these years for a visit.
Cool! I'm mainly familiar with Glasgow, that's where I've been most often (though still only a handful of times), along with a trip to Dumfries and Galloway a while ago. Where speaking of graves, I went to see the grave of James Gracie, of a certain Gracie family that emigrated to Brazil. ;)
Trip write up here, if anybody is curious about going to that graveyard too (it took me a while to work out exactly where it was, so I put up some maps on the blog to save other people the trouble): http://www.slideyfoot.com[...]tland.html
Trip write up here, if anybody is curious about going to that graveyard too (it took me a while to work out exactly where it was, so I put up some maps on the blog to save other people the trouble): http://www.slideyfoot.com[...]tland.html
YBrown beltVerified
5 year(s) ago
New Zealand is a very tattoo-friendly country, it's definitely part of our indigenous culture, and i believe NZers have some of the highest % of tattooed people.
I love tattoos as well, but I do not have any yet... that's the Japanese side of me not wanting to get disowned. I'm just waiting till I have kids then my parents will forgive me LOL
I love tattoos as well, but I do not have any yet... that's the Japanese side of me not wanting to get disowned. I'm just waiting till I have kids then my parents will forgive me LOL
YBrown beltVerified
5 year(s) ago
Cool! I'm mainly familiar with Glasgow, that's where I've been most often (though still only a handful of times), along with a trip to Dumfries and Galloway a while ago. Where speaking of graves, I went to see the grave of James Gracie, of a certain Gracie family that emigrated to Brazil. ;) Trip write up here, if anybody is curious about going to that graveyard too (it took me a while to work out exactly where it was, so I put up some maps on the blog to save other people the trouble): http://www.slideyfoot.com[...]tland.html
hey, i have that hoodie!!
IBBlack belt 1st degreeVerified
5 year(s) ago
My two jits tattoos. One for my turtle game, the other for David Hasselhoff, our gyms spiritual founder.
