The project first began a couple of weeks ago, when this martial artist/writer was spending an exciting night watching TV. Exciting, because it was man to man contests of the most brutal nature: the mayhem and mania of grown men pounding one another to bloody pulps. At some point during these contests the idea was born: do martial artists with tattoos adorning their bodies win more, or lose more?

A tally sheet was begun that night, and the results gave a decided advantage to the uninked ones being more victorious in the ring. Mind you, there was much to be considered in evaluating the data. After all, the gladiators causing the statistics had to be compared for tattoos.

Two fighters had designs inked across their chiseled bodies. Which artwork used the greater amount of ink? Which design covered more skin?

Regardless of proportion of design to skin, the martial arts fighters with less ink were coming out on top more times than their inkier brethren. The actual figure was around 75 per cent. These statistics held true for later analysis, perhaps favoring the superiority of unmarked Mixed Martial Artists even more.

One factor that was of interest, but proved too difficult to keep track of was whether the type of tattoo had any effect on the win percentages. The speed of the matches, the movement of the combatants, it was difficult to tell whether the contestants had a Karate tattoo, or a Bruce Lee Tattoo. The only specific tat noticed by this writer was in conjunction with a victory by a Latin fighter with the face of Jesus emblazoned across his body.

Now we have the consideration: why would a tattoo make a difference in a fight? Various theories were analyzed and discarded, theories having to do with the amount of ink having an adverse effect on the ‘breathing’ of the body. Or whether ink could have an effect on the musculature of the gladiator.

In the end, there was no scientific theory for all the facts, one could only reach the conclusion that fighters who cared more about image were not as concerned with developing punching power. That fighters who cared about the image they presented were not as serious about building the unique fighting willpower that is critical to the successful gladiator. That a Martial Arts tattoo could, indeed, weaken and dissipate the fighting spirit of a man.

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