The Martial Arts of Ancient Greece : Modern Fighting Techniques from the Age of Alexander | WorldCat.org
The ancient friezes and decorative motifs of ancient Greece contain abundant scenes of combat, one-on-one and hand-to-hand. In The Martial Arts of Ancient Greece, the authors offer close inspection of these depictions to reveal that they exactly correlate to the grappling and combat arts as they are practiced today
eBook, English, 2007
Inner Traditions International, Limited, Rochester, 2007
1 online resource (199 pages)
9781594777400, 1594777403
1085169623
Intro; Title Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. The Birth of Pammachon; Chapter 2. From Combat to Competition: Pammachon to Pankration; Chapter 3. Analysis of the Techniques of Pankration; Chapter 4. The Inner Path; Epilogue; Appendix: Ancient Greek Pammachon and the Roots of Zen; Footnotes; Bibliography; About the Author; About Inner Traditions; Books of Related Interest; Copyright