Pankration: Ancient Greek Combat Sport

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Pankration Ancient Greek Combat Sport

• Presented by Jonathan Rego

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Overview - History

• Pankration is an ancient Greek martial art that
  dates back to the 648BC Ancient Olympics.
• Developed through a blend of wrestling and
  boxing, pankration is derived from the words pan
  and kratos, meaning all powers.
• The primary hand-to-hand combat used for the
  Ancient Greek military.
• In 393 A.D. Pankration with the Olympics and all
  other pagan festivals, were abolished by edict of
  the Christian Byzantine Emperor Theodosius I.
• Pankration was revived in the latter half of the
  20st century and is now practiced on a world wide
  competitive level.

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Overview - Ancient Pankration

• Pankration matches were won when one fighter
  either submitted by raising his hand, was
  incapacitated, or dead.
• The techniques used in Pankration include
  strikes, throws, takedowns, submissions and
  chokes.
• The only rules were that a fighter could not bite
  or eye gouge.
• Referees were armed with a rod or switch to
  enforce the rules.

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Overview - Modern Pankration

• Greek-American Demetrios Jim Arvanitis
  established the first modern palaistra (school)
  in 1971.
• With UFC and mixed martial arts growing rapidly,
  pankration has become increasingly popular.
• In April 17, 1999 the International Federation of
  Pankration Athlima was established.
• Competitions can be won by a point system along
  with submissions and there are much more rules.

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Who is the Target??

• Greek Academics
• Martial Arts Enthusiasts

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Wikipedia Edits

• Addition of credible references.
• Structural Change Better clarity with different
  headings and order of information.
• Addition of Structure of Ancient Competition
  Section
• Addition of Techniques Section
• Addition of Techniques Video Link
• Addition of IFPA Rules link in the Modern
  Pankration Section

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