Pankration History

Did you know that Greeks were one of the earliest Countries to have developed and employed an empty Hand Combat system, that was also an event in the ancient Olympic games. This martial Art was known as Pankration, which was an Event Introduced to the 33rd Olympiad in 648 B.C.

The Hellenic race knew Pankration, over a millennium, before it was introduced to the Olympics in 648bc. It was used for military defense by the Spartans and other Greek Hoplite armies. It was also used to determine champions in athletic competitions. References to Pankration are present in ancient murals, art, and Greek writings

Pankration was and is a complete Martial arts system. incorporating element boxing, wrestling, kicking and submission techniques.