
Originally Posted by
bobby rivers
It appears to be some sort of caped marmaset wielding a bo staff in defense of one of his fallen breatherin from some species of raptor. From the beach habitat I would say golden eagle, at dusk no less. Give it a week.
I know jack about tattoos.
Its a Hawk and a field mouse and a dead rabbit.. but the rabbit looks a bit awkward.. thats ok though.
Its Inspired by stories told by Native American people, the Hopi which were turned into a book in the 40's called Field Mouse Goes To War by Edward Kennard. The story is about a field mouse's bravery in defending the Hopi people against a marauding hawk.
I learned about them through one of my favorite songs, Tusan Homichi Tuvota, written and sung by the amazing Nils Frykdahl of Sleepytime Gorilla Museum and performed by Indukti, a great progressive metal band from Poland.
I'm a small guy and I like BJJ cus even a little guy can overcome the biggest opponent. It's just a good outlook to have and fits well with my training and life in general.