Dragon Ball Tattoos – Icons
And we’re back! Part 3 of The Dao of Dragon Ball’s multi-part series on Dragon Ball tattoos continues, with Dragon Ball icons!
There are a lot of symbols and icons in Dragon Ball. Many of them are original creations by Akira Toriyama, while others are of Japanese Kanji.
Each icon or symbol has a unique meaning in the Dragon Ball series.
This first tattoo is from a Korean pop star named G-Dragon. Strange that he chose an 8 Star ball, considering there are only 7 dragon balls.
In any case, let’s look at the Dragon Ball fans who decided to embody these icons!
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Dragon Ball Tattoos – Vegeta
Welcome back to part 2 of The Dao of Dragon Ball’s multi-part series on Dragon Ball tattoos. Today our subject of focus is the one and only Vegeta!
The first two pictures are of a young lady with a Vegeta tattoo, signed by Christopher Sabat. Christopher is the voice actor for Vegeta, and he photographed the tattoo and then signed it.
The goal of this series is to collect and archive all of the internet’s Dragon Ball tattoos in a single place. I want to bring them here to share the fandom with other Dragon Ball fans.
I am not trying to glorify or promote tattoos. Personally, I don’t have any tattoos and never will. Nor am I trying to deliver a message about tattooing.
Warning: If you don’t like tattoos or human skin, then go look somewhere else.
The prince of all Saiyans has awakened!
Dragon Ball Tattoos – Goku
Dragon Ball fans all love their Dragon Ball, that’s for sure. But some fans go that extra mile. They get a Dragon Ball tattoo.
In The Dao of Dragon Ball book I talk about how meaningful Dragon Ball is. For some fans, it’s so meaningful that they decide to wear their fandom on their sleeve… or chest, leg or back.
So I decided to find every Dragon Ball tattoo picture on the internet. That’s right, every one.
Why? To collect and archive these Dragon Ball tattoos in a single place. I want to bring them here to share with other Dragon Ball fans.
5 hours later and I’ve collected almost 250 of them!
The goal of this display is to archive and share some Dragon Ball fandom with others. I am not trying to glorify or promote tattoos. Personally, I don’t have any tattoos and never will. Nor am I trying to deliver a message about tattooing. Just try to enjoy them.
Warning: If you don’t like tattoos or human skin, then go look somewhere else. Everything here is PG-13 though, so it should be okay.
Let’s start off this multi-part series of posts with our happy hero, Goku!
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The Kiai in Dragon Ball
In Japanese martial arts, the Kiai (気合) is commonly thought of as a loud yell that coincides with an attack. But it’s actually a method of breathing, and is so much more than a simple scream.
In Dragon Ball, the Kiai is taken to an extreme. While drawing upon ancient martial arts legends, Akira Toriyama gives a visual appearance to what used to be invisible. He also illustrates what the Kiai could be capable of when used by a supernormal martial artist.
Toriyama’s creation has inspired a lot of people to practice martial arts, and the Kiai is an integral aspect of eastern martial arts, so it’s important to understand.
From super powerful punches to shields of energy, let’s take a deeper look at the Kiai in Dragon Ball.
Dragon Ball Cosplay at Anime Expo 2011
Dragon Ball was alive at the 2011 Anime Expo in Los Angeles!
My fiancé and I snapped some pictures of a bunch of the Dragon Ball cosplayers.
I also wrote an article about the Anime Expo for The Epoch Times newspaper, which includes some great pictures and an interview with Dragon Ball fan, Nick Kossman.
Shaolin Summit 2011
Derek Padula at the Shaolin Summit 2011
I attended the 1st Shaolin Summit as a reporter for The Epoch Times Newspaper and interviewed the Head Abbot of the Shaolin Temple, Shi Yongxin.
As a practitioner of Shaolin Gong Fu for over 12 years, and a student of East Asian studies, I thought it would be a lot of fun to go there, learn some new things and meet some good people.
The result was mixed.
Suffering Succotash
Ignorance is suffering.
To remedy ignorance one desires knowledge.
One suffers to achieve knowledge.
Yet knowledge is complex and burdensome.
Truth without attachment is ease.
One lets go of the attachment to knowledge.
Free of suffering.
Filled with emptiness.
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