19 Students get certified in the Pankration/ MMA Vancouver Program
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Congratulations to the students who got certified in our Pankration/MMA Vancouver program. Advancement is based on attendance, skill development, attitude, competitive applications and contributions. This should help acknowledge, encourage and inspire to help the driving force, Progress. Please remember Pankration/MMA is a challenging art that requires skill development and spirit. Keep up the good work everyone and you have inspired others.
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Here is the list of students who got certified and progressed: Gio Platon – Green belt, Gus Rodriquez – Green belt, Oguzhan Yalcin – Purple belt, Richard Ronquillo – Purple belt, Rachel Hofer – Orange belt, R.H. – Orange belt, Nigel Chan – Orange belt, Paul Palines – Yellow belt, Marco Luzzatto – Yellow belt, Aaron Chand – Yellow belt, Dylan Cree – Yellow belt, Leiland Lloyd – Yellow belt, Fung Leung – Yellow belt, Nick Lauder – Yellow belt, Jimmy Maldonado – Yellow belt, Richard Stanley – Yellow belt, Edison Sun – Yellow belt, David Theriault – Yellow belt, and Clement Chui – Yellow belt.
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Thank you always to our awesome instructor team: George Kassimatis, Costa Rojas, Hayden Francis, and the assistant instructors and particularly the supporters of our style, methods and philosophy. Heartfelt appreciation to you.
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Here is some information on our Submission Wrestling program:
Vancouver’s ultimate Submission Wrestling training for: Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Self Defense, Fitness, Mental Discipline and Sport.
Our Submission Wrestling classes utilize techniques adapted from free-style wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu – BJJ Vancouver, “Catch-as-catch-can” (Folk American wrestling), Catch Wrestling, Shoot wrestling, Sambo, and Judo. These techniques are modified to be applicable for Pankration, MMA fighting (Mixed Martial Arts) and Submission wrestling as a sport. Our submission wrestling classes are a subsection of our Pankration curriculum.
It is the blending of our striking within the grappling context that makes our style unique and distinctive.
Whether it is the blending of striking and grappling to and from clinching, to take-downs, to ground fighting with submissions, our style is geared towards practicality.
Since our style and curriculum has a broad range of techniques, the individual student has the ability and potential to express their skills to the fullest degree.
Our classes provide an excellent physical workout developing muscular strength, muscular endurance, cardio vascular fitness and flexibility. In the process of training and getting in great shape, the student will be learning techniques that are useful for self-defence and sport.
Our classes are taught by experienced martial artists emphasizing discipline and respect with the aim of helping the student achieve their goals while enjoying the process and developing camaraderie. Many of the students and instructors have been successful using the school’s style in pankration/mixed martial arts and submission wrestling competition.
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Here is some information on our Pankration program:
Vancouver’s finest Pankration and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA Vancouver) dojo.
Ancient Pankration
The word Pankration is a Greek word which translated means “all powers” or “all powerful”, both are acceptable translations by Greek scholars. Pankration was a sporting event in the ancient Greek Olympic games that was first introduced in the games of 648 BC. The rules of the sport were simple, no biting or eye gouging and victory was secured through knockout , submission or death. The historical records of the early pankration are shrouded and mixed with Greek mythology and it is not known whether these accounts of championship bouts and feats of strength of the champions were myth or actual accounts. What is known is that just like the boxers and wrestlers of the Olympic games the Pankration competitors refined their skills for many generations throught hundreds of years and became extremely proficient at all elements of their sport including ground fighting and submission holds to standing fighting with all types of strikes. Many of the holds, throuws and striking techniques can be seen on ther pottery, statues and drawings of those times. The ancient Oympic games were intertwined with many ceremonies and connections to the worship of gods that were pagan to the rising christian poplulation. Because of this association and the rise of christianity the games eventually came to a halt and along with it Pankration competition desappeared for many centuries.
The Olympic games were eventually adopted and reborn throughout the world alternating the competition in a new country every 4 years, however, Pankration competition was not included. It is only because of the sparse historical records and the special interests of a few individuals that Pankration is having a rebirth in this generation. Pankration MMA Vancouver.
Modern Day Pankration
The current wave of “no hold barred” and pay per view fighting events has brought with it a curiosity and interest to it’s ancient predecessor Pankration. Just as the boxing venue grew and evolved from ancient Greece to Madison Square Garden and the rest of the world, the skill, techniques, training methods, rules, attire and safety measures have also evolved. For the most part this evolution has been beneficial to the sport and it’s participants. Now after centuries ancient Greek Pankration is getting the opportunity to become Modern Pankration the same way as it’s brother boxing did.
