This first article in a proposed four-part series will chronicle the appearance of ancient Greek Pankration as the original incarnation of MMA. The second article will discuss the gladiatorial games ...

In other words, pankration is an art of war. Makris’ goal was to return pankration to its combat-specific roots, and eliminate the bucket-load of theatricality and impracticality that was filling up ...

"Where else can you choke your professor, slap an attorney, punch your boss or in one case kick a politician without getting into trouble?" For Jeff Funicello, the mixed martial arts coach who posed ...

While jabbing at punching bags, facing off with their trainers and pinning their partners down, students still feel a sense of community at ASU's American Pankration club. With classes ranging from ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Senate has unanimously approved legislation that would add state oversight to popular children's martial arts competitions known as pankration. AB1186 by Democratic ...

ANAHEIM (CBSLA.com) — Aalijah "The Prodigy" Pineda is in a ring, jabbing and swinging, before she's seen on video taking a punch to the head. She's 10, and that footage sparked a debate that led ...

Of the sports in the ancient Olympics, there is one that remains absent from the modern Olympics: Pankration. Pankration, which means “all strength”, is a combat sport which is a combination of boxing ...

(PRESS RELEASE) -- The 2011 United States Pankration National Championships and World Team Trails will determine the US National Team for the 2011 FILA World Championships of Pankration and MMA. This ...

More than 100 boys and girls met at the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps base on Saturday for an invitational pankration event. Local competitors Austin Davis, 16, of Goleta, and Adan Alvaro, 11, of Santa ...

Bangalore is to host a championship of this martial art, showcasing one of the world's oldest sports from Greece. While all eyes are on Greece and the Olympics, a Greek sport is coming to Bangalore.

Aalijah Pineda is like most 10-year-old girls. She likes to draw and color. One of her favorite hobbies is playing board games; she likes Monopoly the most. She watches the Disney Channel with her ...