Welcome to Modern Pankration!

This website is dedicated to training in combat sports, self preservation, and the martial arts. I got the name "Modern Pankration" from the fact that I train in Mixed Martial Arts, which has competitions that are similar to Pankration ('Pan' means all, 'Kratos' means strength). Pankration was an Ancient Greek sport that allowed striking with all parts of the body, throwing, pinning, joint locking, and choking. The only things that were illegal were biting and eye gouging. Mixed Martial Arts has a lot more rules, but it is similar in the sense that striking and grappling are both legal and there are less rules than most combat sports and martial art competitions.

Aside from training in Mixed Martial Arts, I cross-train in other styles to find useful techniques and principles. I will be posting articles written by both myself and others covering a wide range of topics that relate to combat. Modern Pankration is under construction, but hopefully by the end of the week it will be up and running. Feel free to check out the Modern Pankration forum by following the link at the top of the page.