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Neo-Pankration (modern pankration) was first introduced to the martial arts community by Greek-American combat athlete Jim Arvanitis in 1969 and later exposed worldwide in 1973 when he was featured on the cover of Black Belt magazine. Arvanitis continually refined his reconstruction with reference to original sources.
Ancient Greek pankratiasts. Arrhichion was the winner of the pankration at the 52nd and 53rd Olympiads (572 BC and 568 BC, respectively). [4] Pankration was a martial art blending boxing and wrestling as well as kicking and holds, joint-locks and chokes on the ground, making it similar to modern MMA.
Sostratus of Sicyon (Ancient Greek: Σώστρατος, Sostratos) was an Olympic athlete and pankratiast from Sicyon in Ancient Greece, known for his style of fighting, bending or breaking his opponents fingers. He won the pankration crown at three successive Olympiads in 364, 360 and 356 BC.
Jim Arvanitis is a Greek-American martial artist and professional trainer of Mixed Martial Arts/Hybrid Reality Combat based on the pankration model, and author of several books and videos relating to pankration.
Pankration: Originating from ancient Greece, it combines elements that today are found mainly in the punches of boxing and in the kicking of many martial arts with moves from the also Greece-originating wrestling and joint locks, thus creating a broad fighting sport similar to today's mixed martial arts.
Mixed martial arts (MMA) [a] is a full ... In ancient Greece, there was a sport called pankration, ... The fight played an important role in the history of mixed ...
In 2001, the Historical European Martial Arts Coalition (HEMAC) was created to act as an umbrella organization for groups in Europe, with 4 sets of goals: Martial reconstruct historical martial arts from primary sources; refine interpretations into viable, effective martial arts; test martial skills in a variety of competitive environments Research
Ancient Greek boxing; The Art of Defence on Foot with the Broad Sword and Sabre; B. ... Pankration; Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 466; Prize Playing; Provost (martial arts) R.