num_pages: 230
description: Explains how the cornerstone of the earliest Olympic Games directly influenced the modern techniques of today's fiercest mixed-martial arts fighters. Topics include submissions and counters, grappling escapes, sweeps and reversals, takedowns and takedown defense, ground-and-pound techniques, and knees, as well as the myths and traditions of the Hellenic combat arts.
language: English
title: Game of the Gods: The Historical Odyssey of Greek Martial Arts
titlecomplete: Game of the Gods: The Historical Odyssey of Greek Martial Arts
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Black Belt Communications