I actually had it done by a chinese tattoo artist here in winnipeg. I also checked it out thouroughly in books, online and from a friend who is chinese. Its CLEAR MIND STRONG BODY AND FREE SOUL....Their is no direct translation for mind in the symbols so I opted for CLEAR "HEAD" (vs "mind")....Means the same to me.....but enough of the damn tats please we could almost start a seperate thread on my tats but who cares.....They are just reminders to keep a clear head (not get hooked on drugs and alcohol etc), and a strong body which when I have both allows my soul to be free. They serve as pos. reminders everytime I look at them and for that I am grateful and happy I got em....