oh and yes

I agree

chess IS the work of the devil

Actually Sweetest...all art work is evil....like Pat Boone in leather pants singing Metallica songs (I aint kidding....that is his gig now)

NO friggin way- you been to Vegas and are an eyewitness?


anyway nevermind Pat Boone - I would be more inclined to say that you are to art what Satriani or Van Halen are to guitar, sugar nuthin evil there

........absolutely!! BTW, I love your work!! Thanks for sharing

Glad you like it Bobbi. It is just what I do to make the world go away.

Krupa You got mad skillz I should hire you to draw my next tattoo, seriously cool $H!T man

Thank you Bro!

Sincerely apprecieated compliment my good man. I can relate to alot of your postings dude. I truly understand the fighting mentality. Alot of the people around here assume a dominant and self-assured personality to be beligerant or antagonizing or arrogant. Being born into and raised in a fighting school, I have no concept of being a team player in my life (gotta be at work though).

A fighter relies on no one but himself.....that carries out from the gym to day to day life. I don't fight anymore (retired from it 5 years ago....taking too long to heal)...but, you never lose the mindset.

I normally dont look at dudes profiles but, I will check yours out in hopes of some tattoo shots so I can see what you have...I wouldnt mind designing something for you but you get limited input....Like you, I do my thing my way...still, I get some pretty good results.

P.S.....I no longer do pro work....(used to paint for the Museums of Natural History)

I only work for free.

DUDE! Great pix...still couldnt get a good grasp of the tats but you and I have identical builds. Tall and sleek with mad leverage and reach advantage. I am 6'2 145-150. Guys in my weight are about a foot shorter with about a 14" reach disadvantage....even worse with my long bird legs.

Always nice to get to hang with the cats who love the fight.

That's awesome you fought bro what did you use to do Boxing or which sport. and yea I am 6'4'' and I fight at 145-155 I walk around like 165 lol and I love my reach and height advantage

Glad someone can relate to me lol a lot of people get mad at me haha but I kinda thrive on it a little haha

no but for sure your art is wicked cool, I can see you do some cool fantasy style drawing which is really cool

I am wanting to get another Geisha I will put my pic of my Geisha up so you can see the one on my side , but I want the next one to be standing and to go on my left side but more on the left side of my back youll know what I mean when you see my tat


and Boss man its all you I'd love to see what you draw up , it would really be tight to get something truly original

Keep up the awesome art I look forward to seeing more

I was raised in a Kyokushinkai dojo...litterally. My womb donor split when I was 6 months old and I literally took my first steps in karate' class. My dad owned the school and had me and my brother in class 3 times a week since they hadnt invented babysitting back then. As I got older, I realized the limitations of the style and cross trained judo, jui-jitsu, Muay Thai, Boxing (NOT my strong point). Fought until I joined the military....a few years later I picked it up again then began the cross training.

Eventually, a group of about 8-12 would come over every weekend for drinking free style kumite'. Actually it works out really well to have 6+ referees to keep things civil. I fought with some really talented cats up to 280. Great experience in what does and doesnt work to fight with people of completely different skills. Gave that up when the injuries were really beginning to affect my regular job. Still, rarely a buddy or two will swing by, we will drink a few beers then break out the fencing gear and do free-style fencing. IT is a blast and gives you a real apprecieation for the concepts of technique and finesse as opposed to bludgeoning force or grappling locks and holds.

Dude that is awesome My Dad went to Highschool with Kenny Shamrock so he always knew about MMA and cage fighting and what not So I grew up watching the original MMA at like 4 years old and I started to train with my dad as a kid and then I joined the Air Force at 17 trained in Guam and still kept at it once I got out of the military I went to Thailand and got real good a Muay Thai and Boxing and I am mainly a stand up fighter but I also wrestle do jiu jitsu and I am a huge fan of Judo but suck at it lol, I went pro at 19 I am 2-2 in pro Muay thai it is not a good idea to fight guys at the same skill level under no weight class rules haha my leg got F'd up real bad when I fought a 200+lb just as tall as me httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WODsjV8AZ8
I am also 1-2 in MMA as a pro
I went 4-0 as an amateur lol I know my pro record is kinda lame but I am young and working hard to get better everyday I am hitting my learning curve and getting over it fast lol

but yea I love the sport

the martial arts I have done for fun but don't really incorporate to my professional style were capoieria and eskrima 2 really fun arts to play around with

But I posted my 2 tat pics up if you want to see them

I like tattoos with tats haha and I love the scantily dressed geisha so if you did draw 1 for me that is my only input lol haha

But for sure post more art when you draw Ill keep coming back and commenting
your lost ones were pretty twisted but definitely in a good way lol

Yeah, I was late 20's when I watched the very first UFC. It changed alot of perspectives for me when I studied the practical applications.

Don't sweat the pro record bro....if you learn from each fight...the experience it's self is what the prize is. There are plenty of bad motherfqrs out there and when a fighter loses to a fighter.....there is no shame. Kinda like kicking the crap out of some mouthy drunk who only THINKS he is a fighter....I detest fighting someone that I know has no idea what they are doing. Warriors don't pick fights with morons.....warriors want a fight.

When the adreniline flows...sound is muffled by the rush of blood pounding through your ears then all is quiet when the focus sets in...the world blurs away at the edges...then there is only the sound of your breath....then, after giving everything you have and more...you stand with pride cause you have fought without fear....

wins and loses make us into the men we are....records mean nothing...Tasting the blood and feeling the air cooling the skin after putting yourself into the grinder......that is what did it for me.

every fight is a rush I still haven't found anything better than fighting someone man to man in an arena

It's weird sometimes I can't even hear the crowd all I hear is the million words I am telling me in my head and I can feel my heart beat and hear myself breathe

I still have a hard time describing the feeling I get in the ring,

I don't do for the crowd I do it to test myself, there is no greater test a man can put them self through than to go one on one with a man who intends to hurt you haha it makes me smile thinking about it yea I am kinda crazy lol

But there is never no fear just the thrill

That is because it is exactly what it is like to experience art....Martial art IS art....the moments where nothing else exists...

There are no ex'es...no bills....no past and no future.....

There is the art of the moment and of the movement.....a beautiful win is beautiful indeed.

Fighting art is legitimately an art.

Cool Tats bro....Bushido Mangaesque.

Meant to say earlier.....eskrima is fkn nuts man! Those friggen things hurt like hell! (Actually not much worse than getting whipped with a rapier but at least with fencing you get a steel mask and gloves.)

With fights it is great even though there's so much chaos I am never more at peace then the times I fight,

And your right bro eskrima is rough I hate when my damn fingers get smashed by the other guy when he hits then with his stick lol

I never tried Fencing I never have had the chance no schools taught it to me in school or never have I lived anywhere where there have been classes , although the Olympic matches are so damn quick

This one is my favorite!