Focus | Hybrid, striking, grappling, wrestling |
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Country of origin | Ancient Greece |
Olympic sport | Introduced in 648 BC in the 33rd Olympiad |
Pankration (/pænˈkreɪtiɒn, -ˈkreɪʃən/;[citation needed] Greek: παγκράτιον) was an unarmed combat sport introduced into the Greek Olympic Games in 648 BC. 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'.[2]
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