An eskrima martial artist and a tribal tattooer bring ancestral practices to San Diego. Jessica Mercado practices eskrima, a traditional martial art from the Philippines. She talks about the history ...

"I'm somewhere else in my head right now. I'm kind of excited." - U-M student Adrien Comolet, just before he got a tattoo. Related: • The body is the medium ANN ARBOR - When Leo Zulueta opened Spiral ...

There's an Indigenous form of tattooing based in the Philippines called batok, dating back to pre-colonial days. Natalia Roxas is a practitioner based in Hawaii. She calls it a spiritual ceremony.

Excitement and fervour at a colourful tattoo show in the Philippines turned into outrage after a celebrated tribal artist's appearance was criticised for being "blatantly exploitive". But is it all so ...