May 25, 2022
Pankration (/pænˈkreɪtiɒn, -ˈkreɪʃən/; Greek: παγκράτιον)
was a sporting event introduced into the Greek Olympic
Games in 648 BC, which was an empty-hand submission sport
with few rules. The athletes used boxing and wrestling techniques,
but also others, such as kicking, holds, joint-locks, and chokes on
the ground, making it similar to modern mixed martial
arts.[1] The
term comes from the Greek παγκράτιον [paŋkrátion],
meaning 'all of power', from πᾶν (pan) 'all'
and κράτος (kratos) 'strength, might,
power'.
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