Game of the Gods

The Historical Odyssey of Greek Martial Arts

Jim Arvanitis (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

230 Seiten

2006
Black Belt Communications (Verlag)
978-0-89750-155-2 (ISBN)

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Shows how the cornerstone of the earliest Olympic Games directly influenced the modern techniques of today's fiercest mixed-martial arts fighters. This book contains such topics as submissions and counters, grappling escapes, sweeps and reversals, take downs and take down defense, as well as the myths and traditions of the Hellenic combat arts.

Explains how the cornerstone of the earliest Olympic Games directly influenced the modern techniques of today's fiercest mixed-martial arts fighters. Topics include submissions and counters, grappling escapes, sweeps and reversals, takedowns and takedown defense, ground-and-pound techniques, and knees, as well as the myths and traditions of the Hellenic combat arts.

Jim Arvanitis is internationally known as the father of modern pankration and has received awards and been honored by the Greater Boston Hellenic Cultural Society, the New Hampshire Athletic Hall of Fame, the World Martial Arts Alliance, and the World Head of Family Sokeship Council.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.8.2021
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	Santa Clarita, CA
Sprache	englisch
Maße	215 x 279 mm
Gewicht	553 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung
ISBN-10	0-89750-155-1 / 0897501551
ISBN-13	978-0-89750-155-2 / 9780897501552
Zustand	Neuware