Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Know Pankration, Ancient Martial Art Yg Off Of Greece (History + Technical)

Over 2000 years ago, the Greeks had mengkreasi an art form that fights hard and brutal reply called Pankration (read: pan / Cray / shun or pan-shit-ee-on, depending on dialect). Pankration is a term composed of the Greek word "pan" and "Kratos" which has a meaning as "all powers" or "all-encompassing." First introduced in the Olympic Games around the year 648 BC (BCE), exercise this battle soon after it spread and the more in-tunggu2 by his fans at the time.
Pankration combines all the physical and mental strength (physical and mental resources) of the athletes - both the power of hands - on foot, mind and soul. Only biting and eye-catching pot is forbidden in the art of fighting this one. Technique commonly used normally are: boxing and wrestling: hook and uppercut punches, full-powered kicks, elbowing and kneeing, joint locks, and also some form of submission chokeholds.
In Pankration no weight class division and also the time limit. However, there are two or three age groups in the ancient competition. In the special Olympics there are only two age groups of men and boys. Activities Pankration for boys was established at the Olympic Games in 200 BC. In Pankration competition, the referee is armed with a strong rod to enforce the rules.

History of Pankration
1. The Mythical Period - 1062 B.C. to 702 B.C.

History tells us that Theseus and Heracles (Hercules) is the inventor of Pankration.
disseminate Pankration Theseus to Athens, Arcadia, Miletus, Ephesus and the Islands of Tenedos, Lesbos, Chios and Samos.
Heracles (Hercules) Pankration spread into the area of Sparta, Corinth, Peloponnesus and the Apoikias (Greek colony) in Italy and Sicily.
At the Olympic Games in 776 BC, the name of the winner for the first time in recorded history.
2. The Classical Period - 702 B.C. to 342 B.C.

Pankration has spread and practiced by all Greek cities and colonies throughout the Mediterranean
Pankration officially enter the Olympic games in 648 BC as a combat sport.
In the year 531 BC, Pankration is influenced by the philosophy of Pythagoras. "Sacred Philosophy of Pythagoras applied by some Pankratiasts (Pankration athlete)
In BC 10 people tahun522 Pankratiast master of Fraternal Association to promote and maintain the Pythagorean philosophy and Pankration.
In the year 406 B.C. Pankration Polydamas of Scottusa introduced into Asia.
3. The Hellenistic Period - 342 B.C. to 18 A.D.

In the year 335 BC, Pankration athletes from Athens, Dioxippus, accepted the challenge to beat the best military fighter Macedonia (Coragus). The fight was attended by Alexander The Great.
In the year 330 B.C. Alexander the Great introduced the Pankration into Persian by Persian Nobles gives 30.000 which is a complete education and begin to unify Greece Greek and Persian culture.
In the year 27 B.C. Alexander the Great introduced the Pankration to India.
Master Pankratiasts of the Association of view that a decline in moral values in Greece, and decided to stop teaching Pankration to the public. And Pankration became the martial arts are taught in secret.
In 146 B.C. mainland Greece surrendered to the Roman empire, and Pankration becomes an event of gladiators in the Roman arena.
4. The Classical (or Old) Enlightenment Period - 18 AD to 378 A.D.

pankratiast Association was founded in Athens, Sparta, Crete, Alexandria, Antioch, Tarsus, Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Byzantium, Thessalonica and in some Aegean Island
After 81 years A.D. peace and stability that occurred in the Roman Empire, and also the teachings of virtue by Appolonius of Tyana menbuat Pankration entry in the spiritual development
In the year 330 A.D. empire Constantine built a new capital Constantinople and made the Roman Empire divided into East and West. Majority of the Association Pankratiast located in the eastern part.
5. The Early Byzantine Period - 378 A.D. to 738 A.D.

Western Roman Empire entered a period of darkness, the Olympic Games including the Olympic Pankration forbidden by the royal government
Eastern Byzantine Empire to survive the attack of the barbarians and can last up to thousands of years into the future
pankratiast Association as a martial arts continues to be done in secret.

6. The Middle Byzantine Period - 738 A.D. to 1098 A.D.

Pankratiast open their codex to the Byzantine Imperial Army.
In 800 A.D. in the next 4 centuries celebrated as the golden age of Byzantium
In Western Europe began to tutor brought in from various fields including Pankration
7. The Late Byzantine Period - 1098 A.D. to 1458 A.D.

In 1204 A.D. Association Pankratiasts many hiding in some mountains of Greece to preserve the knowledge and art of Pankration
In 1453 AD finally menyeraj to Turkey, Para pankratiast tersisan who became "fighter free " western Anatolia.

8. The Greek "Dark Ages" Period - 1458 A.D. to 1818 A.D.

Greece was occupied by the Turks, and fell into the dark ages. Much knowledge is lost. Greek science stops.
small clan of freedom fighters including some Pankratiasts Association continues to live in the mountains on both mainland Greece and western Anatolia. Slowly they build combat power and resources needed to win their freedom from Ottoman Turkish Empire.

9. The Greek Renaissance Period - 1818 A.D. to the Present (Period Ends in 2178 A.D.)

In 1923 occurred the exchange of Greek and Turkish populations in their respective regions and Pankratiasts Association of mainland Greece, Crete, Constantinople and Smyrna to exchange techniques and determine lineage
In 1930, the Pankration back revitalized by combining the philosophy, principles and techniques of the 5 remaining clan
In 1950 three families migrated pankratiast Greece and brought to the United States Association Pankkratiast


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