PANKRATION'S PATH TO THE MODERN OLYMPIC GAMES

World Pankration Athlima Federation Is Now Part of FILA!

Our next step back to the Olympics!!

Pankration has been accepted by the International Olympic Committee's Governing Body for Wrestling and in the future Pankration will compete as a part of that organization. The United States Federation of Pankration Athlima, 1935 Plum Grove Road #321 Palatine IL 60067, is the sole Governing Body in America for WPAF.

To fully understand the impact of this you must realize that Olympic Sports have what is called Disciplines.

For example, most people think swimming an Olympic Sport, when actually AQUATICS is the "Olympic Sport". Swimming is a "Discipline" of AQUATICS. So is Kayaking ,Wind Surfing, Diving, Racing, etc.

The most well known Disciplines of Wrestling Are Greco/Roman and Freestyle Wrestling.

Pankration's path to the Olympic Games is as a part of the Wrestling Federation. FILA is now Pankration's International Governing Body and Officially Represents us in all Olympic matters.

The WPAF has changed it's name. It will now be known as the World Pankration Athlima Committee.

Pankration's 1st Official competition in the Olympic Sports Program will be in the World Wrestling Championships in Turkey in September 2007. Team USA also has major International event in Portugal November 2007.

Our competition program is open to all US athletes. The USA Pankration Athlima Federation (the National Governing Body of Pankration in the United States) welcomes the participation of all styles and systems in our competition and team selection process.

For membership information contact Dae Sixel at Email: SIXEL@YAHOO.COM

Dave Sixel
President
USA Pankration Athlina Federation

History

An Olympic Sport, 648 B.C. thue 394 A.D., Pankration predates the oriental martial arts by 2,200 years, and as first introduced into the Olympic Games in 648B.C. It was in the Olympic Games for 1,042 years. Pankration as the first Mixed Martial Art. It combined strikes, kicks, and submission grappling much like today's Karate, combat level Jui-Jitsu and Wrestling.

Today's modern Pankration has combined the techniques from all effective Martial Arts to form a safe realistic sport that is practiced by men, women and children. The 2000 World Championships held in Greece established the U.S.A Federation of Pankration Athlima as the world leader.

The Evolution of Pankration

Prankration predates the oriental martial arts by 2,200 years, and was first introduced in the Olympic Games in 648 B.C. It was ine Olympic Games for 1,042 years.

2004
Prankration re-enters the Olympic Games in Athens Greece.

1988
Tae Kwon Do enters the Olympic Games via Korea, the Games host country.

1962
Tae Kwon Do Association formed.

1948
Japanese Karate introduced to Korea after WWII

1917
Japan recieves fighting techniques from Okinawa

1735
Techniques travel to Okinawa

500AD - 1735
Spread throughout China and Korea

500
Dhruma takes fighting techniques from India to Shaolin Monestery in China

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Birth of Christ

325 BC
Alexander the Great introduces Pankration to Asia during his conquest of India.

648 BC
Pankration enters the Olympic Games for the first time