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AK Champloo
Japanese, Tattoo Artist
Arvin-Kay Medina, also known as AK Champloo, is a tattoo artist with lifelong roots in fine arts. Originally from Yokosuka, Japan, he moved to the U.S. in 2004 and began tattooing professionally about three years ago. Now based at Slow Ride Tattoo & Gallery, he works alongside a talented crew and THE Big Jay himself, aiming to spread the rich tradition of Irezumi Culture across the U.S. as he journeys back to the Japans.