Jiu-jitsu artwork for a tattoo?

[Chris Wade]

Anyone know of a good place online to find artwork for a jiu-jitsu tattoo?

I am turning 40 next year and was thinking about getting a tattoo - Some graphic that I can compliment with the kanji for jiu-jitsu.

Any ideas?

[Chris Wade]

I'm a little uncertain just yet, but was thinking about something with two guys in it, perhaps one throwing another, maybe a tai otoshi and then the kanji to the right.

[fifthchamber]

If you really wanted to get one..
The kanji (Chinese characters) for tai otoshi are
体落
　If you wanted other kanji please let me know and I'll write it here..I would warn against getting someone who doesn't know Chinese or Japanese to write it..However good they are at art, it won't look right..And you don't want to look like a prat with something that can't come off..
Regards.

[TicTac]

Something like this would be cool. I don't know the artist (internet rip) but I'm sure you could get the tattoist to draw something like it.

[TicTac]

Is this the Kenji you are planning to use? I would like to see what you decide to do.

[Chris Wade]

Here's a couple of pics of tai otoshi I found:


http://www.nvjjl.nl/images/taiotoshi.gif
http://www.naoiri-judo-krozingen.de/Tai-otoshi(blau).gif

The Kanji I meant was the Kanji for jiu-jitsu:

http://www3.sympatico.ca/cwade/images/JJ-kanji2_jpg.jpg

[Chris Wade]

If you really wanted to get one..
The kanji (Chinese characters) for tai otoshi are
体落
　If you wanted other kanji please let me know and I'll write it here..I would warn against getting someone who doesn't know Chinese or Japanese to write it..However good they are at art, it won't look right..And you don't want to look like a prat with something that can't come off..
Regards.
Very good advice.

I have the kanji for karate already tattooed on my chest (did karate for 20 years before drifting into jiu-jitsu. Took them in a book from which they just made a stencil and it worked out well.

[Cliff Hargrave]

i like this one for jiujitsu

[Chris Wade]

I like that kanji

[allan]

If you really wanted to get one..
The kanji (Chinese characters) for tai otoshi are
体落
　If you wanted other kanji please let me know and I'll write it here..I would warn against getting someone who doesn't know Chinese or Japanese to write it..However good they are at art, it won't look right..And you don't want to look like a prat with something that can't come off..
Regards.

To reiterate Ben's advice: if the tattoo artist does not write the kanji in the proper stroke order or with the right technique then it will look awful, at least to anyone that can read kanji. If you are going to do this then I strongly recommend finding someone with Chinese/Japanese calligraphy skills.

Best,
Al

[Chris Wade]

I have a tattoo already that has the kanji for karate (spent roughly 20 years in karate before taking up jiu-jitsu). That one turned out pretty good.

I am really looking for something to go WITH the kanji at this point.