Woo hoo!Another tattoo fan yeah!I love tattoos.I got one I designed myself which says taekwondo in korean and has a flying kick at the bottom.I love martial arts tattoos,well I love any lol! Well anyone who doesn't do taekwondo won't have a clue what the tenents are or mean.They'll probabally think it's some buddhist terminology lol! A lot of people judge tattoos but then some people judge evrything on people i.e. whether they are fat,thin,goth,punk etc.Don't worry about what people think it's what connection the tat has with you not someone else.You won't become a target for people just cos you have a tattoo.Besides we all learn taekwondo as self-defence so anyone who attacks you will get a surprise lol! If you want to chat my e-mail is : buddhamaster@live.co.uk  I'm on msn if you have that and want to add me.Good luck with your tattoo adventures.

Thanks for your comment jfearless, i appreciate your views and honesty. Whilst i share some aspects of your opinion; i agree that people good or bad can look upon someone who has tattoos and make judgement, I have tattoos and i have a shaved head yet this is what i am comfortable with (i'm slightly balding so just thought id beat nature to it lol), im anything but a thug or any other stereotype given to someone of my appearance. 

The main thing is that i am happy with who i am, at the end of the day its not my problem if people are narrow minded and judge only by my appearance, however i do the very same thing when looking at other people, we all do its human nature. I wouldn't change who i am or my appearance to fit in to a social group and i wouldn't expect anyone else to do the same if it were the other way around. People can think what they like, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. The most important thing is that people are happy with themselves. 

When bringing Tae kwon Do into it its slightly different and i share your views, and if superiors were to find tattoos offensive then i would have certainly thought twice about beginning Tae Kwon Do. As it is many people i train with do not oppose the idea including my instructor and many have tattoos themselves. I respect my body and i am very focused and train and practice hard to be the best i can be with this art. The fact i have tattoos does not change that or hinder my performance and does not mean i do not respect myself or the art. Having a blatant martial arts tattoo which basically states to the whole world ' i'm skilled in such an art, i'm dangerous (lol)' is something i would never do and is  something i don't find sensible at all. 

I take no offense from your comment and very much appreciate your views; this was the reason for posting this blog.  

Cheers! 

Yeah i think i may wait a little while before i get it done as ive only been doing tkd for 3 months. I do love it though but will prob give it til i get my yellow belt.