Planning Your Composition
COBRA AND CRANE
Theclientwhorequestedthistattoo chosethis subject
matter due to the particular martial art he has been
practicing for ten years. Snake and the Crane are
differentfightingstylemovementsthatareputtogether
tocreateWingChun,themartialartthathedoes.The
different animalsrepresent theyinand yang. Thesoft
movementsofthesnake(yin)overcomethedirectforce
ofthecrane’s(yang)attackwithit’sbeakandwings.He
specified thatneithershould appearto bewinning the
battle,buttobeinconflict.Forthelocationofthetattoo
hespecifiedhisupperarmandchest,soahalfsleeveand
chest panel is what he wanted in tattoo lingo.