Pankration aided Greek soldiers throughout the many wars and battles of the Classical and Hellenistic periods (500-150 BC). It complimented a hoplites training with a spear and shield, and was useful ...
As they watch the Olympic Games in Japan, a group of University of Toronto students is learning about the origins and historical significance of such athletic competitions, which began almost 3,000 ...
On Saturday night in Houston, two men will enter a metal cage and proceed to punch, kick, elbow, knee, wrestle and choke each other. There will be blood, sweat and concussions. Welcome to the Ultimate ...
Current MMA is a modified form of the pankration that the ancient Greeks practiced (the first article of this series explores this point more fully). Thus it is fitting that the man responsible for ...
The American Pankration team is doing its own Throwback Thursday to an ancient Greek form of martial arts. Pankration, which means “all powers fighting,” is a form of fighting originally used in the ...
As they watch the Olympic Games in Japan, a group of University of Toronto students is learning about the origins and historical significance of such athletic competitions, which began almost 3,000 ...
Bangalore is to host a championship of this martial art, showcasing one of the world's oldest sports from Greece. While all eyes are on Greece and the Olympics, a Greek sport is coming to Bangalore.
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