Sak Yant: Bulletproof Tattoos

Sak yant (or yantra) tattoos are magic. At least, that’s what millions of people believe in Southeast Asia. Originally the sacred tattoos were etched onto the bodies of Khmer warriors by monks to give them magical powers to deflect knives or arrows and to boost their power. Nowadays, it’s still common for soldiers, policemen and even Muay Thai fighters to be seen with magical sak yant (which stands for ‘tattoo’ and ‘mystical diagram’ respectively), but t…