A
sport or
martial art introduced in the [Olympic games]
? in
648 BC. It combined
striking and
grappling, and a match would be won by submission of the opponent. Joint locks and choke holds were common techniques of accomplishing this.
Among pankration fighters, Dioxippus? was the most famous. He won several Olympic games as no-one dared challenge him.
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