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	pankration
		In his first interview in over two years, outspoken WPF President Craig Smith talks about the evolution of sport pankration, some of the problems of the past, where it is today, and what it will take to get pankration restored to the Olympics.
		That's interesting, when you consider that pankration, the personal combat training system and sport of Ancient Greece, pre-dates the earliest of most Oriental martial arts, and is acknowledged by no less than Japanese martial arts master and historian Mas Oyama as being the ancestor of Oriental martial arts.
		Pankration Magazine will cover the best in pankration training and competition worldwide, and will bring you articles, interviews and technical series from the leaders of the combat arts, coaches and trainers, and competitors who are driving this Ancient Olympic sport back to the forefront of real martial competion.
	www.pankration.homestead.com (710 words)

	Pankration
		The historical records of the early pankration are shrouded and mixed with Greek mythology and it is not known whether these accounts of championship bouts and feats of strength of the champions were myth or actual accounts.
		What is known is that just like the boxers and wrestlers of the Olympic games the Pankration competitors refined their skills for many generations through hundreds of years and became extremely proficient at all elements of their sport including ground fighting and submission holds to standing fighting with all types of strikes.
		Matt is also the President of the pankration division of the U.F.C.F. and sanctions regular competitions in Washington and Hawaii, as well as other parts of the world where he endeavors to further Pankration competition and standards for the benefit of the fighters and fans.
	www.atlantamartialarts.com /styles/pankration.htm (1171 words)

	World BlackBelt Online
		Pankration, sometimes spelled pancration, or pancratium or even pankratium, was a combination of earlier forms of boxing and wrestling practiced by the Greeks.
		It should be noted, however, that pankration and the Pyrrhic dance, a Greek armed and unarmed war-dance similar to modern karate kata (formal exercises), both antedate Indian statues depicting temple guardians in poses similar to those used in latter-day fighting arts.
		Pankration was taught progressively: when a student had thoroughly learned the movements and their combinations, he would be permitted to engage in "loose play," as it is called in fencing.
	www.worldblackbelt.com /Martial_Arts_Styles/Pankration.asp?SID= (836 words)

	FightingArts.com - Pankration: Martial Art of Classical Greece
		Pankration matches were significantly rugged endeavors -- serious injuries and even deaths were "occupational hazards" of the pankratist and not considered extraordinary events.
		The Spartans, for instance, who practiced pankration as part of their training but did not compete in it (reckoning it was effected because it didn't include everything), preferred hard foot sweeps to bring an opponent to the ground, while the Eleans were acknowledged masters of the stranglehold.
		However, pankration cannot be described as a "lost" martial art, with its methods confined to references in historical writings and artistic representations of the system.
	www.fightingarts.com /reading/article.php?id=164 (2328 words)

	Spartan Pankration Academy
		There is controversy here, because Pankration and the Pyrrhic dance, a Greek armed and unarmed war-dance similar to modern karate kata, both predate Indian statues depicting temple guardians in poses similar to those used in fighting systems to follow.
		Pankration was taught similar to modern day karate, as it was presented in steps or stages until the student had become proficient in the movements and their combinations.
		Pankration integrated every physical and mental resource - hands and feet, mind and spirit - in the closest simulation of no-holds-barred competitive fighting that any culture has ever allowed.
	www.pankrationcanada.com /english/html/history.html (1385 words)

	History
		Pankration Athlima is an ancient Olympic Greek martial art and athletic combat sport that was an integral part of the ancient Olympic games for well over 3,000 years.
		The propagation of Pankration is attributed to Alexander the Great, who is credited to have taken the sport with him across his conquests over Europe and finally to India, where it merged with Kalari Payattu and spread across Asia to become the father of all the Oriental Martial arts that we know of today.
		Pankration Athlima is essentially the ideal Olympic Martial Sport, for it incorporates all the techniques of Kalari Payattu, Wushu, Muay Thai, Eskrima, Arnis, Karate-Do, Taekwon-Do, Kickboxing, Ju Jitsu, Aikido, Sambo and Grappling and effectively unites all Martial Art practitioners throughout the world.
	www.pankration.gr /history.htm (300 words)

	What is Pankration
		Pankration is an ancient Greek sport that was derived from the early forms of Boxing and Wrestling.
		Pankration was one of the most highly regarded and popular of the Olympic events.
		Pankration was turned into a "blood bath" with the fighters forced to fight with the dreaded
	www.tracyskarate.com /FAQ'S/Pankration.htm (477 words)

	Pankration
		Classical pankration, possibly deriving from an Egyptian martial art, combined striking and grappling, and a match was won by submission of the opponent.
		Pankration's influence on modern culture is still debatable as the modern version of Pankration is not the original form as practiced by the ancient Greeks.
		The original ancient Greek form of Pankration was not fully transmitted to later generations due to the fall of the Greek and Roman civilisations and the subsequent Dark Ages of western Europe.
	www.yogasensei.com /Pankration.htm (1823 words)

	Brief History of Pankration
		Kicking was an essential part of pankration, especially rising kicks to the groin or stomach, and powerful leg sweeps meant to take an opponent off his feet.
		Pankration bouts were extremely brutal and sometimes life-threatening to the competitors.
		Although knockouts were common, most pankration battles were decided on the ground where both striking and submission techniques would freely come into play.
	www3.telus.net /kevinotoole/history.html (751 words)

	worldpankration
		Called by Philostratos the "Worthiest contest in the Olympiads and the most important preparation for warriors", pankration was the martial training of the Greek armies and was taken to India with the legions of Alexander the Great, where it became the accepted ancestor of the oriental martial arts.
		Today, pankration is experiencing a worldwide re-birth, with an increasing number of martial artists and athletes being drawn to this ancient "King of Olympic Sports" as the ultimate combat sport of modern times.
		The World Pankration Federation invites all pankratiasts, martial artists, athletes and organizations to join us in furthering the sport of pankration and its continued growth throughout the world, in the spirit of honor, integrity and fair competition.
	worldpankration.homestead.com (241 words)

	What is Pankration? - Martial Arts
		Pankration is one of these, finding its origins in Greece as part of the original Olympics in 648 BC.
		As the Greek society faded and the Roman Empire came into power, pankration found a new home with the gladiators and was taught as part of their regular training programs.
		Today, the term ‘pankration’ is used in a variety of ways, including referring to adapted or hybrid variations of kickboxing styles (referred to generally as mixed martial arts).
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art26080.asp (692 words)

	The Ancient Olympics- Pankration
		Pancratium or Pankration was another popular sport and was introduced about 32 years after chariot racing.
		Pankration combines boxing with wresting and was introduced in 648 BC.
		The beginning of a pankration match with a referee in the middle and the contestants on either side.
	www.personal.psu.edu /sua132/pankr.htm (288 words)

	White Tiger Kenpo - Pankration 2004
		Pankration has been traced back as far as 1700 BC and was first entered into the Olympic Games in 648 BC.
		Please remember that Pankration was first introduced into the Olympics in 648 BC and remained in until 394 AD.
		The art was eliminated as a competitive sport due to its violent nature (the athletes fought totally naked and occasionally to the death).
	www.whitetigerkenpo.com /articles_pankration.asp (794 words)

	Maximizing the Potential of Individuals and Society - CompleteHumanBeing
		Pankration's curriculum is easy to learn because it is based on a unique approach which focuses on teaching principles of combat and body movement, not just techniques.
		Today Pankration is taught in three different formats: As a martial art for self-defense purposes; as a combat sport for no-holds-barred (NHB) competition; and as a potential/future Olympic sport.
		Authentic Pankration has always been taught as a way of life which includes training not only in the combative aspects and techniques of this effective martial art, but also practical instruction on ethical, moral and philosophical principles.
	www.completehumanbeing.com /pankration.html (593 words)

	History (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Pankration is one of the oldest martial arts and sport competitions on record.
		Pankration has resurfaced in the modern day due to the efforts of an American Professional fighter and martial artist, Matt Hume.
		Matt’s Pankration skills were up to the test as he defeated Kenny Monday in a world record time of 45 seconds with an ankle lock that made the former champion surrender.
	www.adcombat.com /history/Pankration_history.htm (619 words)

	The Ukrainian Federation of Pankration Athlima
		According to a Calendar plan of sports measures of the Ukrainian Federation of Pankration Athlima and State committee on sports of Ukraine in a city Poltava the second championship of Ukraine of Pankration from March 4 till March 6, 2005.
		In the beginning of competitions on 3 till March 4, 2005 the board arbitrators of federation within the framework of a seminar arbitrators carried out theoretical and practical employment, where the important questions in organization and realization of competitions in the versions of realization of duels with easy and complete contact were considered.
		In a hall for conferences of a sports complex of a sports society “Ukraine” March 4 the press conference with a presidency of the Ukrainian Federation of Pankration Athlima and organizational committee of a championship of Ukraine was held, where the representatives of mass media Poltava ”Press Club”.
	pankration.org.ua /eng/ukr2-2005-eng.htm (355 words)

	Paladin Press Featured Author - Jim Arvanitis
		Arvanitis succeeded in singlehandedly reviving the nearly extinct art of pankration, introducing it to the United States as early as 1970 and popularizing it throughout the world in the years that followed.
		In other words, pankration, unlike Asian styles, takes a more direct route to the heart of combat and utilizes all ways and means to serve this end.
		JA: Pankration schools seem to be springing up all over, both in the United States and in other parts of the world.
	www.paladin-press.com /authormo_0603.aspx (2546 words)

	YouTube - Pankration fight 1
		An old friend went to the first womens Pankration championships(I think it was the first for women or something) in Greece and won.
		This is easily as entertaining as a UFC fight, but I prefer to see some more boxing involved.
		well Pankration was originally Greco Boxing and Ancient Greek Wrestling so its pretty much like MMA except i dont think the ground and puond is aloud.
	www.youtube.com /watch?v=XbA3q9DzQMA (663 words)

	Pancration Olympic Games
		Greeks believed that the pankration was founded by the great hero of Attica, Theseus, who combined wrestling and boxing together in order to defeat the fierce Minotaur in the labyrinth.
		It is thought that the pankration developed out of the primitive way of fighting used by man when he came across an enemy, either human or animal.
		There is no equipment used in the pankration (no boxing gloves).
	www.hellenism.com /olympics/ancientgames/pankration.htm (360 words)

	MartialArts.Org (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Pankration was entered into the Olympics as a sport in the year 688 BC.
		Ancient Pankration practitioners honed their skills over hundred of years and developed extreme proficiency in ground fighting, submission holds, and upright fighting with feet and hands.
		As Christianity grew, pankration ceased to be practiced, and it was many centuries before it was revived.
	www.martialarts.org /Pankration.htm (209 words)

	Pankration
		One of the least known fighting styles in the world, the Pankration is arguably one of the oldest fighting styles in existence.
		When fighting a master of the Pankration, one should be prepared for anything: where one pankratiast might favor punching, another might prefer kicking or grappling.
		The Pankration is also one of the most brutal of the martial arts; it cannot be found anywhere taught as just a "competition" or "demonstration" sport.
	members.aol.com /fightingspiritz/styles/pankration.htm (440 words)

	Maximizing the Potential of Individuals and Society - CompleteHumanBeing
		Hercules) passed on Pankration to Sparta, Corinth, Peloponnesus and the Apoikias (Greek colonies) in Italy and Sicily.
		The Classical Period -- 702 B.C. to 342 B.C. * Pankration is now practiced in almost all of the Greek cities and colonies throughout the Mediterranean.
		Pankration as martial art was taught in secrecy.
	www.completehumanbeing.com /history-of-pankration.html (1096 words)

	Historical Pankration Project - Historical-Pankration.com
		The primary value of the Roman sources is their close proximity in time and place to the original Greek Pankration and the competetive environment it existed in between the Greek city states.
		Some of these lessons are how to train for realistic fighting safely and effectivley in such a way that develops actual fighting skills or the proper mechanics to use in the execution of techniques displayed in the historical sources.
		Hence pankration is in essence submission fighting, a sport with established rules and regulations where the purpose is to force the opponent to submit or establish control over him, while pammachon is how to fight and kill.
	historical-pankration.com /article-5.html (1537 words)

	Pankration in the Olympics
		In that sense, pankration events were somewhat similar to today's mixed martial arts events (and modern day pankration events mirror this as well).
		The modern form of pankration seems to owe a debt of gratitude to a man by the name of Jim Arvanitis.
		Brutal, no. Obviously, the pankration being practiced today is nowhere near as brutal as the two rules style events that littered the landscape of Ancient Greece centuries ago.
	www.extremeprosports.com /MMA/pankration_olympics.html (946 words)

	Ju-Jitsu / Kung-Fu / Pankration / Submission Wrestling (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Pankration was established as an Olympic event at the 30th Olympiad (648) BC.
		The Stomach Sacrifice Throw (Judo: tomoe nage) where the pankratiast threw himself backwards, simultaneously planting his foot in his opponent's stomach, pulling him over his head is depicted in an image in the tombs of Beni-Hassan, giving rise to the belief that it may have been used by the ancient Egyptians.
		Keereeos (Grandmaster Pankratiast Jim Arvanitis) has dedicated his life to the resurgence of Pankration and has used his knowledge of fighting systems to extricate what is essential to Pankration and to formulate his modern system.
	home.clear.net.nz /pages/gocobra/Articles.htm (2004 words)

	pankrationroots
		Pankration styled fighting has been developed in many cultures and civilizations from ancient times to the present.
		This is why the Pankration survived along with another form of wrestling that is a combination of the Greek and Roman styles, which we now know today as Greco-Roman.
		For example, it is recorded that in the Yamato period, Nomino Sukune and Taimano Kehaya wrestled in the presence of the Emperor Suinin, and Sukune broke one of Kehaya's ribs and his hip-bone by kicking, and then stamped him to death.
	www.gmau.org /immortalcombat/pankrationroots2.htm (1610 words)

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