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Greek Martial Arts
Ancient Olympians often used techniques now found in mixed martial arts during their fierce battles—battles that often played out to the death. Whether recognized as "modern" or "ancient" by today’s wrestlers, grapplers, submission fighters and mixed martial artists, the strategies presented by those warriors and their modern-day proponents can be of great benefit in the contemporary combat arena.
Greek Martial Arts
Greek martial arts such as pankration, which dates back more than 3,000 years, stand as one of the world’s oldest group of fighting forms. Combining striking, grappling and submission techniques, such arts are often referenced in the mythology, poetry and art of ancient Greece.Ancient Olympians often used techniques now found in mixed martial arts during their fierce battles—battles that often played out to the death. Whether recognized as "modern" or "ancient" by today’s wrestlers, grapplers, submission fighters and mixed martial artists, the strategies presented by those warriors and their modern-day proponents can be of great benefit in the contemporary combat arena.
