Pankration

Pankration is an ancient martial art introduced into the Greek Olympic Games in 648 BC and founded as a blend of boxing (πυγμαχία or πυγμή/pygmachia or pygmē) and wrestling (πάλη/pále) also adding kicks (λακτίσματα/laktismata) but with scarcely any rules. The only things not acceptable were biting and gouging of the opponent's eyes. The term comes from the Greek παγκράτιον [paŋkrátion], literally meaning "all powers" from πᾶν (pan-) "all" + κράτος (kratos) "strength, power".
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