Pankration Resurrection: Preserving the Way of All-Powers Combat Book by Jim Arvanitis David Dorian Ross Soke has guided personally the

Soke has guided personally the apprenticeship and evolution in the art of his favorite pupil - Atsushi Shirakawa

-Tachi tori

Introduction by the Headmaster

who became renowned as a fighting champion in Bahia and opened the first legal academy during the dictatorship of Getulio Vargas

the International Ryukyu Kobudo Yogi Association continues its dedication to preserving these traditions

Pankration Resurrection: Preserving the Way of All-Powers Combat Book by Jim Arvanitis David Dorian Ross Soke has guided personally theJim Arvanitis, internationally renowned as the Father of Modern Pankration and MMA pioneer, presents an in depth analysis of this ancient fighting art and its contemporary derivative. Pankration is one of the oldest martial arts on record and the first to integrate striking, grappling, and submission techniques. The book examines the tactics and training methodologies traceable to the earliest Olympic Games to their adaptation by the author in the