61. Index The purpose of PUPA will be to unite martial artists from all the PanAmericancountries under the ideals of the Ancient greek Olympic pankration Athlima. http://teamusapankration.com/news/news.html

USA Federation of Pankration Athlima (U.S.A.F.P.A.) Pan-American Union of Pankration Athlima (P.U.P.A.) President John Townsley Sports Accord Signing Gives US Karate and Jujitsu Athletes First Opportunity To Compete In Olympics Games Karate athletes will achieve olympic status for the first time in the 2004 Olympics to be held in Athens, Greece. Karate and Jujitsu will be under the sponsorship of Pankration, an ancient Greek sport which was first introduced to the games in 648 B.C. Pankration will re-enter the 2004 Games just as the host country, Korea brought Tae Kwan Do into the the 1988 Olympic Games. This gives American martial arts athletes of all styles a real opportunity for Olympic Games participation. On Sunday November 22nd 1998, in the town of Llama, Greece, the Hellenic Federation of Pankration Athlima (H.F.P.A.) recognized by the Greek Sports Ministry as the exclusive Federation of research, planning ,development, cultivation, publicity, international development of the Pankration Sport all over the world as an Olympic cultural legacy of Greece, approved and recognized the U.S.A. Federation of Pankration Athlima and it's president Mr. John Townsley, of Palatine Illinois as the legal representative for the cultivation, development, and spread of the Pankration sport in the United States and the preparation of American athletes to compete in 2004 Olympic Games. Mr. Nikos Kemos (A' Vice President), Mr. Nikos Anastasiou (General Secretary), and Mr. Panagloris Koutoubas (Director Responsible for Internationalization) signed for Hellenic Federation of Pankration Athlima, and Mr. John Townsley (President) Palatine, Il. Mr. Bob Boggs (General Secretary / Executive Director), Olathe, Kansas, and Mr. Nick Petmazas (President of the Technical Committee), Buffalo Grove, Il. signed for the U.S.A. Federation of Pankration Athlima.

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Pankration (Pancration, Pancratium, Pankratium) Known as the "Game of All Powers". The Greek race is certainly well-known for its athletic and military achievements in the Pre-Christian era. In truth, we must credit them for both the word "athlete" and the ideal it expresses. It was also the Greek soldier who would represent the standard for the rest of the world to follow for centuries. The contribution of the Greeks to the evolution of the martial arts, as we presently know them, is now certainly evident. Fighting systems that have originated in both Eastern and Western parts of the world may indeed be linked to this ancient combat form. In the palaestra , the Greek wrestling school, Pankration was allocated a separate room to train. It was known as the Korykeion, which was equipped with punching and kicking balls, called korykos, which hung from the ceiling beams. The smaller balls were used for punching and the larger ones for kicking, which hung about 2 feet from the floor. 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. After reaching a certain stage, the practitioner would then be allowed to engage in "loose play", as it is called in fencing. Pankration bouts were extremely brutal and sometimes life-threatening to the competitors. Rules were minimal in number. In addition, there were no weight divisions and no time limits. The fighting arena or "ring" was no more than twelve to fourteen-feet square to encourage close-quarter action. As was mentioned earlier, referees were armed with stout rods or switches to enforce the rules against biting and gouging. The rules, however, were often broken by some participants who, realizing they were outclassed by a heavier and stronger foe, would resort to such measures to escape being seriously maimed. The contest itself continued uninterrupted until one of the combatants either surrendered, suffered unconsciousness, or, of course, was killed. Because of the high purses and honors, and the fact that there were no weight classifications, these events were generally monopolized by the "heavy weights".

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ment went very smoothly, to the pleasure of ... O L Y M ... N Searching for an alternative to the pajama-like uniforms of traditional oriental martial arts, and the black-brief look of cage fighting, the World Pankration Federation tested a new uiform design at the Kansas City Classic tournament held recently in Overland Park, Kansas. Called the Olympian, the tunic is manufactured in the US of 100% cotton bull denim. Read Full Story... Pitch Magazine. In the surprising statement, the IOC acknowledged the growing international move- ment to have pankration included in the Olympic Games. Read article.. 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. Read Full Interview... In an example of the classical Greek blend of intellectual education and athletic training, the University of Missouri Pankration Team has formed to compete in U.S. and international competition. Read Full Story...

68. World Of Pankration Click on the more info button to watch. History of pankration. The word pankrationis a greek word, which translated means all powers , or all powerful . http://www.templekickbox.freeserve.co.uk/pankration.htm

page updated 20 February 2003 Search WWW Search this site Search Tips PANKRATION Free Listing of YOUR Pankration Event or News We are happy to promote your Pankration event on this website. In doing so, we hope to encourage both the growth and development of the sport, as well as providing a focus for all news. Please remember that the media reports the news, and only occasionally makes it. Why not take advantage of this offer and have your Pankration event listed here for FREE !!! Worldwide Pankration Events and Tournaments National Championship, Tehran, Iran 12-13 September 2002 Islamic Republic of Iran Pankration Athlima Federation (IRIPAF) Venue: IRIPAF, P.O.BOX 13475/383,Tehran, IRAN contact: Mr Moosa Bakhshael tel: fax: address: IRIPAF, P.O.BOX 13475/383,Tehran, IRAN

69. CTCWeb Glossary: P (paedagogus To Pyxis) an ancient greek athletic event of wrestling and boxing though no himantes, boxinggloves, were used; in myth, the hero Theseus invented the pankration as a http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/glossary/glossaryp.html

A B C D ... How to link to the Global Glossary P paedagogus - a slave or freedman in charge of educating children; paedagogus were employed by wealthy families that could afford their fees. paidotribes The Ancient Olympics painter - the person who painted a vase; Sometimes an ancient Greek vase painter signed a name or painted his shop's symbol on a vase thus a vase will be attributed to a person or painters' shop. palaestra scene - a scene in which wrestler are being trained; a palaestra is a wrestling school, see the Olympia, Palaestra ; for an example of a palaestra scene, see Boston 01.8019 image Palatine Hill - one of the seven hills of Rome on which was found the earliest evidence of Roman civilization (eighth century BCE ). The home of Evander and Pallas in the Aeneid. Pallas - epithet for Athena ; (2) daughter of Triton who grew up with Athena; together Athena and Pallas practiced warfare but one day, just as Pallas was about to strike Zeus feared for Athena and appeared between the two girls; Zeus held the

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72. Combat Sports pankration is a greek word meaning all strength (pan = all, kratos = strength);it also has a synonym, pammachon, which means total fight . http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cl135/Students/Kristina_Angus/combat.html

Combat Sports There are three combat sports in the ancient Greek Olympics: wrestling, boxing and the pankration. Wrestling was introduced in 708 BCE during the eighteenth Olympiad, the same year the pentathlon was introduced. Boxing came twenty years later, during the twenty-third Olympiad, followed by the pankration which was introduced in 648 BCE during the thirty-third Olympiad, the same year the horse-race was introduced. Two ancient Wrestlers. In the ancient Greek Olympics, wrestling was a sport in which two opponents grappled with each other and tried to force each other to the ground, but without striking. Before the match, the competitors rubbed themselves down with olive oil and then covered each other with powder or dust, to enable a good grip. Unlike modern wrestlers, ancient wrestlers were not divided into weight categories; they were only divided according to age into three groups: boys, youths and men. A match was broken into sections by falls, and the first person make his opponent fall three times was the winner. A man was considered to have a fall if his back or shoulders touched the ground. Completely stretching a man prone, tying him up so that he cannot escape or strangling him were also considered falls. In boxing, like in wrestling, the ancient competitors were not divided according to weight, but only by age. While there was no official ring marked off with ropes for the boxers, their space was limited by the surrounding spectators. There were no rounds, so fighters could not rest except by mutual consent. There is evidence that boxers used equipment such as punching bags, ears guards and padded gloves in training, but they were not used during competition.

73. Discipline are written in the same millennium as pankration was found. In some figures thatwe have found, we can see it in an ancient vase from the greek Island, Crete http://www.thekaratevoice.com/pyxlax/style/Pankration Way/Pankration History.htm

HISTORY OF PANKRATION By The World Pan Hellenic United Pankration Athlima Federation Hercules, or Theseus, and the one who formed it was Lefkaros the Akarnan and and or the one who has everything. It is separated into two parts. The traditional includes kicks, punches, throws, and locks. The full body competition includes kicks, punches, throws, locks, and also includes wrestling techniques. The full body competition was not in the Olympic games from the beginning. It was used by all the Greek states and particularly the Spartans who used it for army training defense. Thus, the Greek Olympic Spirit formed the character of the ideal citizen, as a good and noble man, fit to defend his native land and the ideals of his race and culture. Athletic training was a feature of every age, and competitive games, the peak of the relationship between body and mind, were regularly held in stadiums. Among the many fervent advocates of physical exercise were the philosophers Plato and Aristotle, the father of medicine, Hippocrates, and Galenos, the medical writer and trainer of athletes and gladiators. To be put in the Olympic games, rules were added to make it

74. Social Sciences Of Combat Of Martial Art Institute Wai Po Tang Wing Chun Kung Fu The rules were very similar to that of the greek's pankration, gladiators or theEgyptian's sticking fighting (mid 4th Century BCE) whereby death was often http://martialartinstitute.com/social_sciences_of_combat_2_ancient_combat.htm

Martial Art Institute Social Science of Combat Master Wai-Po Tang, Wing Chun Kung Fu Club,P.O. Box 628, Richmond,Surrey,TW9 1FF,England,UK. Tel: 07976 610901 (UK) ; +44 7976 610901 (International) Film and Television Appearances M.A.I. Awards M.A.I. Syllabus M.A.I. Instructors' Profile ... Email Author Wai-Po Tang, 1998. Webpublish Dec 2001 Combat Sports in Ancient Societies Antiquity of combat sports reflects the culture and its ideologies of ancient society. In today's culture, blood sport is becoming much more intolerant. The definition of sport used in this essay has been quoted by Poliakoff (1987:7), " A person physically competes against another in a contest with established regulations and procedures, with the immediate object of succeeding in that contest under criteria for determining victory that are different from those that mark success in everyday life (warfare, of course, being included as part of everyday life in antiquity)." Boxing is a controversial sport that is considered barbaric, and medical associations attempted to ban it; arguing the high risk of brain damage or potential death. The counter argument is that there are popular sports such as rugby, mountaineering, motor racing and American football that is far more dangerous to health.

75. Greek News Events of greek sports in prehistoric times and in antiquity, as well as the modern revivalof the Olympic Games. The Olympic Games Events Wrestling and pankration http://www.sfusd.k12.ca.us/schwww/sch618/Ancient_Greece/Greek_News_Events.html

Ancient Greek Newspaper Project Some important events with Links to the Greeks Multimedia Project and Other Sites Choose one event to research for the Greek Newspaper Project. Follow the links back to the Greeks Multimedia Project or other websites for additional information and visuals. Solon's Reforms in Athens - Council of 400 Established (about 500 B.C.) Solon (from Hyperhistory Project) a short description of Solon as one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece, a statesman, lawgiver, and poet. His reforms prepared the way for the introduction of democracy in Athens. Solon (Encyclopedia entry from Infoplease for Kids of Columbia University Press) gives additional information about Solon. Solon's Reforms (from Perseus Project, Tufts University) gives details about the reforms of Solon. Death of Solon - Pisistratus Takes Over Athens as Tyrant (560 B.C.) Pisistratus (information from on-line encyclopedia). Additional information about Pisistratus is found with Encarta Online.

76. FightingArts.com - Pankration: Martial Art Of Classical Greece bone. The greek version of pankration, however, remained an art, withskill held in higher esteem than mere bloodlust. Pankratists http://www.fightingarts.com/content01/panktration.shtml

Feedback Events Quizzes Reviews ... Post Your Event Enter your email address here for our free newsletter with updates, news, articles and special sales: Privacy Policy Do you have a good application for this kata move seen in Pinan three (Heian) and several other forms? Enter here Pankration: Martial Art of Classical Greece By Paul McMichael Nurse, Ph.D. Greek (525-500 B.C.) Greek (Circa 520) Photos taken with permission of the New York Metropolitan Museum What is also not generally known is that there existed in the ancient world an unarmed fighting art which not only compares favorably with later Asian systems, but as an event in the ancient Olympic Games was considered the truest test of an athlete's combative ability. This was the martial art known as pankration, a blend of Hellenic wrestling, boxing, strangulation, kicking and striking techniques, as well as joint locks. Indeed, the only practices not allowed in pankration were biting, gouging, or scratching all else were considered legal acts during competition.

77. Bagua Basics - Atlanta Gao Bagua Trees & Cosmology, Numerology, Qigong (chi Kung a great deal can be deduced from the greek Statuary on fighting technique. No oneI know of who is currently saying or writing pankration seems to be using http://www.apittman.com/writings/pankration.htm

Physical Training Traditions "The Greek Research" Pankration Allen Pittman From 1975 to 1986 I worked mainly with Asian teachers and teachers from the Asian tradition. These included R. W. Smith (U.S.) , Hung I-Mien, Chen Yun-ching and his brother Yun-chao, as well as Wu Shao-lin (all of these in Taiwan) and the long time student of Wang Su-chin, Marnix Wells (now in London) as well as Rose Li (who was in Manchester and London) . Most of these are mentioned elsewhere in this site. In 1986 when I met Tim Geoghegan I became more aware of the Western side of martial arts - particularly the Celtic, as well as the wrestling, or grappling aspect. In fact it was Tim who emphasized to me that all of the ancient civilizations shared a common bond of experience and instincts. Tim had much to say about Cosmology from culture to culture and Shamanism. He introduced me to the work of Jacquetta Hawkes and Charles Muses as well as providing other conduits for me to unfold myself; mainly the work of Gurdjieff and Maurice Nicoll. He made clear to me this "universal" aspect of the martial arts as well as yoga. "The body itself defines them rather than vice versa...And the body is the first step to self-knowledge." In Ancient Greece before the caves of the Sybilline Oracle were entered, above the doorway was seen

78. Ancient Greece Annotated Bibliography: Find Great Books On Ancient Greece! This oversized volume charts the rise and eventual fall of the greek and Roman civilizationsover a thousand years, beginning in pankration The Ultimate Game http://www.iwebquest.com/greece/greekbooks.htm

G REECE: Its History and Mythology An Annotated Bibliography by Jodie Apeseche Elementary and middle students can now enjoy locating information on Ancient Greece! Learn about Ancient Greek daily life, Greek Myths, Greek Gods and Goddesses, Greek games, and Archeology. Books Search By Author's Last Name A B C D ... Teacher Resources Books A dare, Sierra. Greece, the Culture Crabtree, 1999 ISBN: 0865053081 ( paperback ISBN: 086505228X ( hardcover A cultural influence for thousands of years, this book highlights Greece's mythology, theater, and famous writers, philosophers and artisans. Adare, Sierra. Greece, the Land Crabtree, 1999. ISBN: 0865053065 ( paperback ISBN: 0865052263 ( hardcover Young readers are introduced to this ancient land of rugged mountains and sunny islands as well as its influential history, politics, and philosophy. Adare, Sierra. Greece, the People Crabtree, 1999. ISBN: 0865053073 ( paperback ISBN: 0865052271 ( hardcover Colorful photos feature the lives of modern Greeks in the busy cities, hilly countryside, and sunny islands. Daily life in ancient times is also featured.

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CANADIAN FEDERATION of (PANKRATION) PAGRATION ATHLIMA Last updated February 4th, 2003. Hellenic Press Releases To All , My name is Aris Makris and I'm from Montreal. I would like to inform you that as of August 31, 2002 the Official organization that represents the Pagration Athlima ( Pankration ), and the only one that is offically recognized by the Hellenic Ministry of Sports along with the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, Religion and Education. The Hellenic Pagration Athlima Federation under the World Pagration Athlima Federation has assumed the role of the main governing body representing Pankration world wide. The 2004 Youth Olympics and the 2004 Olympics non medal cultural exhibition sport. According to the Hellenic Government there can only be one Federation to represent the Pagration in any international arena such as the Olympics and that is the WPAF and its International Representatives who have stood by the WPAF enforcing and promoting the Pagration Athlima world wide. I welcome all federations who are willing to participate with us under the WPAF. For anyone who doubts the credibility of the WPAF and my posting, you can go to the official website of the Hellenic General Secretary of Sports and see for yourself as to who the Greek gov'ment recognizes. Although the site needs updating, some changes have been made within the WPAF that will appear in due course. www.sport.gov.gr

80. The Ancient Greek Olympics Part 2: The Games They Played The Ancient greek Olympics Part 2 The Games They Played. The Olympics jump.pankration This was a sport that has been lost. It http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/worldhistory/ancientgreekolympics2.

The Ancient Greek Olympics Part 2: The Games They Played The Olympics of ancient Greece weren't exactly the worldwide spectacle that we have today. For one thing, only Greeks took part. For another, only nine events were featured. Boxing: Those who boxed wore a sort of glove made of straps of soft ox-hide. They didn't fight people of similar weight; opponents were chosen at random. Boxing matches had no time limit and ended only when one boxer held up his hand or fell to the ground. Discus: The throwers of the discus originally threw a circular stone and then later a circular shape made of iron, lead, or bronze. The movements and techniques of ancient discus throwers were very similar to those of today's athletes. Equestrian Events: Horse racing took place in a hippodrome, a large stadium that contained a racetrack very much like today's track and field ovals. The athletes would ride in war chariots that were fitted to either two or four horses. (Even with four horses, only one man rode in the chariot.) The races numbered three, eight, or 12 times around, depending on the age of the horse. Javelin: The javelin of ancient Greece was made of wood and was about as tall as an average man. The javelin throwers of this time also attached a piece of leather called a

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