anybody doing Pankration?

[Karatedrifter7]

This is perhaps the most ancient martial art? No savez.
Pankration the Greek art of grappling and striking, the Jim Arvantis book looks pretty cool, I know he trains people in this too.
But anybody studying this? Self study? Or other?

 

[socalpankration]

Pankration is also a sport. It is going to be part of FILA's World Wrestling Games in Turkey this September along with Sambo and Grappling.

There will also be a large tournament in San Diego Aug 11. www.wamaigames.com

This is the web site for many Amateur Tournaments www.fightleague.org

 

[arnisador]

Pankration is also a sport. It is going to be part of FILA's World Wrestling Games in Turkey this September along with Sambo and Grappling.

That's great!

 

[socalpankration]

USA PANKRATION TEAM,
FILA World Championships Sept 6-9, Antaya, Turkey:


ULYSSES GOMEZ 66 kilos (Cobra Kai, Las Vegas)
PHILIP PALMERJAR 66 kilos (Roy Harris, San Diego)
JACOB FRANKE 71 kilos (Martial Arts America, Wisconsin)
JASON CARPENTER 71 kilos (Cobra Kai, Las Vegas)
DAVID SON 77 kilos (USMC, Camp Pendleton)
DAVID BOLEA 77 Kilos (Cobra Kai, Las Vegas)
JOSH TILLER 83 kilos (USMC, Camp Pendleton)
RAY BOHN 90 Kilos (Illinois)
PRESTON SNOOK 100 kilos (USMC, Camp Pendleton)
ROBERT SERRANO 100 kilos (Martial Arts America, Wisconsin)
COREY BENNIN over 100 kilos (USMC, Camp Pendleton)
JOHN GOODFELLOW Over 100 kilos (Martial Arts America, Wisconsin)
JIM RUSHWORTH - Team Assistant
PAT WILKE - USA International Referee
ROBERTO SERRANO - USA Delagation Leader

TIME LINE:

Potential West Coast Team Camps (Tentative planed)
July 30 - Aug 4 - Optional Team Camp at Cobra Kai Las Vegas
Aug 27 - Sept 2 - Optional Team Camp at Camp Pendleton
Sept. 2, 2007 - Meet at Camp Pendleton arrange parking for non Marines and get a van to transport to San Diego Airport. Midwest people will link up in Chicago.

WORLD WRESTLING GAMES ANTAYLA, TURKEY

Sept 5, 2007 - Opening ceremony,
Sept. 6, 2007 - Sambo Cometition
Sept 7, 2007 - Sambo and Beach Wrestling Competition
Sept 8, 2007 - Weigh in and Medical examination for Pankration and Grappling
Sept 9, 2007 - Pankration and Grappling competition, Closing Ceremonies.
Sep. 10th Return to San Diego/ Chicago.


*****Donations/ Sponsorship is needed for the team. If you can donate please e-mail me at jfrank128@cox.net

 

[Karatedrifter7]

Allright, thanks for the info sir.

 

[Karatedrifter7]

Let me add on to this, I noticed all the Gyms in Cali. I hope they open up one in New Mexico too I would like to cross-train.

 

[socalpankration]

Almost all those gyms are straight up MMA, Jiujitsu or Traditional Martial Arts Schools that participate in the tournaments. There are a few schools that train Pankration as the style as well but in essence it is MMA.

We have not had any competitors from New Mexico in any league events yet, thats why no schools are named there.

 

[Karatedrifter7]

Yeah they stick to pretty much Kickboxing out here.

 

[socalpankration]

Over 250 are expected this Saturday at the WAMAI Pankration Championships in San Diego.

Here is a video from the 2007 California Championships:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...281&start=0&num=10&so=1&type=search&plindex=5

 

[Karatedrifter7]

Good grief, pretty tough dudes! Tanx..