From: David Smart (jurrubin@earthlink.net)
Date: Fri 18 Jan 2002 - 14:23:18 EET
AAlanrichards@aol.com wrote:
>
> This has been an interesting discussion and I'd like to chuck in my 0.5 Euro
>
> When people talk about Martial Arts they seem to think
>
> Western / Occidental = clumsy thumping people with bits of wood / dirty great
> axes
> Eastern / Oriental= scientific fighting
>
> The truth is a little more complicated
>
> There are some wonderful woodcuts at the Tower of London which show moves
> used by Mediaeval Greatsword users which are every bit as complex and
> involved as Kenjutsu
>
> Pankrathon ('Ultimate Challenge') was a Greek unarmed martial art which is
> just as intricate as Kempo.
Do you mean "Pankration"? At least that's how I've always heard it.
Regardless,
it's pretty wicked stuff.
If anyone's interested, there's a decent website on it at:
http://www.channel1.com/pankration/history/
David
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