Episode
Miami Ink: Finding Balance
Overview
While exercising to get into better physical shape, Ami revives an old back injury. Meanwhile, the gang are hesitant to let Yoji handle a solo tattoo job on a woman.
Details
- Series
- Miami Ink
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 2005-09-27
Episode context
Finding Balance is Episode 10 in Season 1 of Miami Ink. It aired on 2005-09-27.
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Episode 9: Kat's in the Groove
After last week's episode where Kat was brought in to help out, she's now settled in and having fun doing some great artwork. Kat tattoos the Virgin Mary on Darren's wife, and some family members come to visit the shop.
Episode 11: Hawaii
On a trip to Oahu, Hawaii, Ami James and Chris Garver meet Keoni Nunez who teaches them traditional Polynesian tattooing. Next, they sit in at a shop in Honolulu and tattoo six locals.
While they're in Hawaii, they also meet professional surfers who take them to catch some waves.
More episodes from this season
Episode 8: Bad Break
Darren Brass takes a little spill and breaks his elbow, so Ami brings in a new girl from Los Angeles to substitute for a few weeks.
Episode 12: More Money, More Problems
Trouble and confusion are brewing with the artists. They learn that as you get more money, you also get more problems. Ami buys his dream car and Darren puts his life and career on the line by drinking too much.
Episode 7: Going for the Gold
A medal-winning Paralympic athlete comes in to get his tribal tattoo completed. Meanwhile, Yoji and Bridgette bring Sydney to the shop to meet the others.
Episode 13: Step Up or Step Out
Yoji learns that he must show improvement in his drawing skills or Ami will remove him from his apprenticeship.
Episode 6: The Family
Yoji and Brigette's daughter is born.
Episode 14: Party All the Time
Nunez's partying starts to get in the way of his work and demeans the shop's reputation. Meanwhile, Ami spends time with his mother, who is visiting from Israel.
Episode 5: The Apprentice
Yoji slowly learns the ropes, but still has a way to go before he can tattoo. Also: a former member of rock band Skid Row gets tattooed with his kids' names.
Episode 15: Weathering the Storm
Tensions rise when Ami leaves town just as a huge storm is about to hit and leaves Chris Nunez in charge. Meanwhile, Darren tries to convince his wife to leave Connecticut and join him.
Episode 4: Growing Up
While the gang adjusts to the responsibility of owning their own business, a list of celebrity clientèle wait months for their turn under the needle with the masters.
Episode 16: Kat's Return, Ami's Ride
Kat makes a surprise visit from Los Angeles, delighting the overworked staff, and Ami tries to get past the memory of a past accident and resume rising a motorcycle.