Pancracio

11:19 PM Contributed by El Grande


PANCRACIO: an alternative name for lucha libre regularly used by commentators during broadcasts of lucha libre matches. The term it self comes from the ancient Greek παγκράτιον  (pankrátion) meaning "all powers" (pan-) "all" + (kratos) "strength, power."




A vase depicting two men fighting the pancracio style
Although the rules of ancient pancracio and modern lucha libre differ, they are in many ways similar, both being contact sports that combine several martial arts into one sport.
A bronze statue depicting an ancient Greek  man castigando
another man  using pancracio tecniques
Luchador Canek castigando Mil Mascaras using a lucha libre
 technique similar to the pancracio technique depicted above

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