A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

The Art of War

Sueanne sent in this shot of a matching she tattoo she has with her friend Taylor..

Taylor and I have been in many fights together; we’re ride or die bitches and best friends. Since I’m heading back up to Northern Nevada for college, we decided to get matching tattoos to symbolize our summer: Crazy days, wild drunken nights & picking fights with the wrong people. It’s from the Art of War by Sun Tzu:

In the practical art of war, to shatter and destroy is not so good. To fight and conquer in all battles is not supreme excellence. Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.

We kind of pulled from two different parts of the book, but it fits! Oh, Taylor’s on the right.

By Brett, Pair-A-Dice Tattoo, Las Vegas, NV.

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Comments

196 responses to “The Art of War”

  1. old man on hill Avatar
    old man on hill

    Don’t even joke about fuckin’ up a good manicure.

  2. old man on hill Avatar
    old man on hill

    Don’t even joke about fuckin’ up a good manicure.

  3. Pidge Avatar
    Pidge

    I must agree they completely missed to point of the passage.
    They do get points for not picking generic flash off the walls and seem to have put some though behind it, but the ignorance of situation overrides the it.

    That said, it’s a nicely executed tattoo.

  4. Pidge Avatar
    Pidge

    I must agree they completely missed to point of the passage.
    They do get points for not picking generic flash off the walls and seem to have put some though behind it, but the ignorance of situation overrides the it.

    That said, it’s a nicely executed tattoo.

  5. Pidge Avatar
    Pidge

    I must agree they completely missed to point of the passage.
    They do get points for not picking generic flash off the walls and seem to have put some though behind it, but the ignorance of situation overrides the it.

    That said, it’s a nicely executed tattoo.

  6. Pidge Avatar
    Pidge

    I must agree they completely missed to point of the passage.
    They do get points for not picking generic flash off the walls and seem to have put some though behind it, but the ignorance of situation overrides the it.

    That said, it’s a nicely executed tattoo.

  7. Wig GirL Avatar
    Wig GirL

    They missed the point…

  8. Wig GirL Avatar
    Wig GirL

    They missed the point…

  9. Wig GirL Avatar
    Wig GirL

    They missed the point…

  10. Wig GirL Avatar
    Wig GirL

    They missed the point…

  11. Michelle Avatar
    Michelle

    This also screams “poser’ to me. Reminds me of the little girls in high school, who wore cheerleader outfits and called themselves “hardcore bitches” because they yanked another girls hair. I can pretty much, just by their clothes, tans, and manicures, garantee you they have no concept of what a real fight actually is. When one of them can take a punch from a 250 lb. man (WITHOUT crying to daddy to pay for another nose job), and stay conscious through it, or walk through my neighborhood at night (Park Lane in Dallas, TX) and NOT get shot, then they can call themselves hardcore.

  12. Michelle Avatar
    Michelle

    This also screams “poser’ to me. Reminds me of the little girls in high school, who wore cheerleader outfits and called themselves “hardcore bitches” because they yanked another girls hair. I can pretty much, just by their clothes, tans, and manicures, garantee you they have no concept of what a real fight actually is. When one of them can take a punch from a 250 lb. man (WITHOUT crying to daddy to pay for another nose job), and stay conscious through it, or walk through my neighborhood at night (Park Lane in Dallas, TX) and NOT get shot, then they can call themselves hardcore.

  13. Michelle Avatar
    Michelle

    This also screams “poser’ to me. Reminds me of the little girls in high school, who wore cheerleader outfits and called themselves “hardcore bitches” because they yanked another girls hair. I can pretty much, just by their clothes, tans, and manicures, garantee you they have no concept of what a real fight actually is. When one of them can take a punch from a 250 lb. man (WITHOUT crying to daddy to pay for another nose job), and stay conscious through it, or walk through my neighborhood at night (Park Lane in Dallas, TX) and NOT get shot, then they can call themselves hardcore.

  14. Michelle Avatar
    Michelle

    This also screams “poser’ to me. Reminds me of the little girls in high school, who wore cheerleader outfits and called themselves “hardcore bitches” because they yanked another girls hair. I can pretty much, just by their clothes, tans, and manicures, garantee you they have no concept of what a real fight actually is. When one of them can take a punch from a 250 lb. man (WITHOUT crying to daddy to pay for another nose job), and stay conscious through it, or walk through my neighborhood at night (Park Lane in Dallas, TX) and NOT get shot, then they can call themselves hardcore.

  15. graphicoverdrive Avatar

    Well this is just stupid, and it looks awful too, the font, the stupid stitched together text, which is reduced to crap because of their “OH CRAP THE TATTOO HAS TO HAVE SOME MEANING TO IT! LET’S JUST RANDOMLY PICK SOMETHING FROM THAT NERDY GUY’S BOOK!! LolZ!!”.

    But they sure look pretty, the girls that it, and the girl on the left has some fine cushioning.

  16. graphicoverdrive Avatar

    Well this is just stupid, and it looks awful too, the font, the stupid stitched together text, which is reduced to crap because of their “OH CRAP THE TATTOO HAS TO HAVE SOME MEANING TO IT! LET’S JUST RANDOMLY PICK SOMETHING FROM THAT NERDY GUY’S BOOK!! LolZ!!”.

    But they sure look pretty, the girls that it, and the girl on the left has some fine cushioning.

  17. graphicoverdrive Avatar

    Well this is just stupid, and it looks awful too, the font, the stupid stitched together text, which is reduced to crap because of their “OH CRAP THE TATTOO HAS TO HAVE SOME MEANING TO IT! LET’S JUST RANDOMLY PICK SOMETHING FROM THAT NERDY GUY’S BOOK!! LolZ!!”.

    But they sure look pretty, the girls that it, and the girl on the left has some fine cushioning.

  18. graphicoverdrive Avatar

    Well this is just stupid, and it looks awful too, the font, the stupid stitched together text, which is reduced to crap because of their “OH CRAP THE TATTOO HAS TO HAVE SOME MEANING TO IT! LET’S JUST RANDOMLY PICK SOMETHING FROM THAT NERDY GUY’S BOOK!! LolZ!!”.

    But they sure look pretty, the girls that it, and the girl on the left has some fine cushioning.

  19. graphicoverdrive Avatar

    “that is”**

    I feel stupid when I typo ‘-.-

  20. graphicoverdrive Avatar

    “that is”**

    I feel stupid when I typo ‘-.-

  21. graphicoverdrive Avatar

    “that is”**

    I feel stupid when I typo ‘-.-

  22. graphicoverdrive Avatar

    “that is”**

    I feel stupid when I typo ‘-.-

  23. Max Brand Avatar

    shame you won’t be able to read it in five years…..

  24. Max Brand Avatar

    shame you won’t be able to read it in five years…..

  25. Max Brand Avatar

    shame you won’t be able to read it in five years…..

  26. Max Brand Avatar

    shame you won’t be able to read it in five years…..

  27. Bleck Avatar
    Bleck

    Looks like a couple of braindead sluts trying to appear smart by getting a book excerpt tattooed on them.

    (It’s not working)

  28. Bleck Avatar
    Bleck

    Looks like a couple of braindead sluts trying to appear smart by getting a book excerpt tattooed on them.

    (It’s not working)

  29. Bleck Avatar
    Bleck

    Looks like a couple of braindead sluts trying to appear smart by getting a book excerpt tattooed on them.

    (It’s not working)

  30. Bleck Avatar
    Bleck

    Looks like a couple of braindead sluts trying to appear smart by getting a book excerpt tattooed on them.

    (It’s not working)

  31. sueann Avatar
    sueann

    actually, i read the novel, multiple times, i’m not a brain dead slut, i DO have some cushioning & yes, it is something i’m working towards.
    i got arrested for battery and assault, and got the shit rocket out of me. after broken bones, too much alcohol & a night explaining to my dad why i need bail money, i realized that its not about throwing fists and drawing blood. there’s more to that.

  32. sueann Avatar
    sueann

    actually, i read the novel, multiple times, i’m not a brain dead slut, i DO have some cushioning & yes, it is something i’m working towards.
    i got arrested for battery and assault, and got the shit rocket out of me. after broken bones, too much alcohol & a night explaining to my dad why i need bail money, i realized that its not about throwing fists and drawing blood. there’s more to that.

  33. sueann Avatar
    sueann

    actually, i read the novel, multiple times, i’m not a brain dead slut, i DO have some cushioning & yes, it is something i’m working towards.
    i got arrested for battery and assault, and got the shit rocket out of me. after broken bones, too much alcohol & a night explaining to my dad why i need bail money, i realized that its not about throwing fists and drawing blood. there’s more to that.

  34. sueann Avatar
    sueann

    actually, i read the novel, multiple times, i’m not a brain dead slut, i DO have some cushioning & yes, it is something i’m working towards.
    i got arrested for battery and assault, and got the shit rocket out of me. after broken bones, too much alcohol & a night explaining to my dad why i need bail money, i realized that its not about throwing fists and drawing blood. there’s more to that.

  35. Bleck Avatar
    Bleck

    There’s a big difference between reading and understanding. Also, no, I guess you’re not braindead. Just an idiot, as proven by your behaviour. Grow the fuck up and stop being a burden to society. Your dad’s an idiot also for bailing out your stupid fat ass. And as far as being a slut goes, if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck…

  36. Bleck Avatar
    Bleck

    There’s a big difference between reading and understanding. Also, no, I guess you’re not braindead. Just an idiot, as proven by your behaviour. Grow the fuck up and stop being a burden to society. Your dad’s an idiot also for bailing out your stupid fat ass. And as far as being a slut goes, if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck…

  37. Bleck Avatar
    Bleck

    There’s a big difference between reading and understanding. Also, no, I guess you’re not braindead. Just an idiot, as proven by your behaviour. Grow the fuck up and stop being a burden to society. Your dad’s an idiot also for bailing out your stupid fat ass. And as far as being a slut goes, if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck…

  38. Bleck Avatar
    Bleck

    There’s a big difference between reading and understanding. Also, no, I guess you’re not braindead. Just an idiot, as proven by your behaviour. Grow the fuck up and stop being a burden to society. Your dad’s an idiot also for bailing out your stupid fat ass. And as far as being a slut goes, if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck…

  39. PoodleKicker Avatar
    PoodleKicker

    This is a page from a book called “How to Ruin Your Once Hot Bod in 1 Hour at Your Local Tattoo Parlor”. Great book, I highly recommend it.

  40. PoodleKicker Avatar
    PoodleKicker

    This is a page from a book called “How to Ruin Your Once Hot Bod in 1 Hour at Your Local Tattoo Parlor”. Great book, I highly recommend it.

  41. PoodleKicker Avatar
    PoodleKicker

    This is a page from a book called “How to Ruin Your Once Hot Bod in 1 Hour at Your Local Tattoo Parlor”. Great book, I highly recommend it.

  42. PoodleKicker Avatar
    PoodleKicker

    This is a page from a book called “How to Ruin Your Once Hot Bod in 1 Hour at Your Local Tattoo Parlor”. Great book, I highly recommend it.

  43. Dr.Ink Avatar
    Dr.Ink

    hahahha I feel bad these two.

  44. Dr.Ink Avatar
    Dr.Ink

    hahahha I feel bad these two.

  45. Dr.Ink Avatar
    Dr.Ink

    hahahha I feel bad these two.

  46. Dr.Ink Avatar
    Dr.Ink

    hahahha I feel bad these two.

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