pancratium?

Question

i know a greek style called pancratium, anybody else know it.

Answer 1

yeah i had that pancreaitis very painful.

Answer 2

it's an all encompassing fighting style. boxing and wrestling are just general terms. the real terms are closer to pugilism & grappling since there's any kind of strike, takedown or submission in these kinds of ancient fights. fans of mma today actually love to see KO's right? well... back in the time, the real nasty stuff was when the pankratists made their way to the ground. broken bones and all kinds of bad news like that - even death. the heaviest and most powerful were usually the first in the sport.

yes it was a sport but it could also be practiced as an art. theseus was known to have perfected pankration's art form, while hercules was the grand sports champion of pankration. both styles are deadly and to be taken very seriously.

does pankration still exist today? yes and no. any time someone fights, they're using a degree of pankration. the highest degree of pankration is basically the highest degree of fighting in my opinion and i know many people feel the same. the orient has perfected combat as an art, the west as sport. that's why in the west, the biggest and strongest men are usually held on a pedestal in society.

pankration is a style in which a fighter uses everything to the human capacity. he has to be very nasty. the thing with fighters is that they/we need to still have room for some sympathy, even pity. it's important to not just be a nasty fighter without a heart...

with that said, every single style of martial art will serve a purpose. however, imho Pankration is the king of fighting styles.

Answer 3

Pankration was an ancient sport introduced in the Greek Olympic games in 648 BC. Many historians believe that, although Pankration was not one of the first Olympic sports, it was likely the most popular.[citation needed] Some also argue it to be the first all-encompassing fighting system in human history. This is a strongly debated issue in the academic community.

Pankration, as practiced in the ancient world, combined elements of both boxing (pygme/pygmachia) and wrestling (pale) to create broad fighting sport similar to today's mixed martial arts. A match was won by submission of the opponent or if the opponent was incapacitated. A contestant could signal submission by raising his hand, but sometimes the only form of submission was unconsciousness or death. Joint locks and chokeholds were common techniques of accomplishing this. In fact, there were only two rules: contestants were not allowed to gouge eyes or to bite. Grave, even permanent injuries were common, as an accepted means of disabling the adversary: mainly breaking limbs, fingers or even the neck. Pankration bouts were quite brutal and sometimes life-threatening to the competitors. 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. 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. Although knockouts were common, most pankration battles were decided on the ground where both striking and submission techniques would freely come into play. Pankratiasts were highly-skilled grapplers and were extremely effective in applying a variety of takedowns, chokes, and punishing joint locks. Strangulation was most feared during ground combat, and was the leading cause of death in matches. A fighter would immediately raise his arm in defeat once his opponent's forearm had secured a firm grip across the windpipe or carotid artery.

Answer 4

The Greek art is Pankration

Answer 5

prankration
the way ive heard of it is through mma practiced in japan
Pancrase hybrid wrestling.
historically its the Greeks system like greco wrestling with locks/submissions and striking from what i understand. i dont know of any schools that teach anything besides bjj and catch wrestling out here in illinois but itd be interesting to see if this "dead" style brought back to life has more to offer mma.

Answer 6

Pankration is the direct and modern fighting discipline of Greco-Roman wrestling that's been added to with western boxing or Muay Thai and is an earlier version of todays Mixed Martial Arts sports.

so yeah I've heard of it, one of it's most prominent fighters is Baas Ruten.

Answer 7

Yea, there a style called pancratium- its bascially power wrestling. Moves used in pro wrestling today.

Answer 8

No I've never heard of it before. Is it a new style? What kind of techniques does it teach?