CHAPTER 2 - GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Each National Pankration organisation has the right to
apply its own technical programme to its athletes/members
(from beginners up to athletes attending the B’ Taxis)
under the following conditions and terms:
a) It Is mandatory for all Pankration athletes to be
attired in the prescribed the or national competition
events n their country.
b) It is mandatory for the Proponitis ( Coach / Trainer )
to be attired in the official uniform prescribed by the
I.F.P.A. when participating in any Pankration training
programme .
c) It is mandatory for each Proponitis ( Coach) to
commence and end each and every training programme with
the traditional pankration greeting as prescribed
above in the Technical Rules of the I.F.P.A. (CHAPTER 1 -
GREETING).
d) It is Mandatory for each Proponitis (coach) to impart
training to the athletes using the official pankration
terminology in GREEK as prescribed by the the I.F.P.A.
e) It is mandatory for each Proponitis to teach the
arbitration rules to his athletes and to use the official
terminology in Greek as prescribed by the I.F.P.A.
2. The Executive Body of teach National Pankration
organisation will be held responsible and accountable for
ensuring that the above conditions are strictly adhered
to.
CHAPTER 3 - ORGANIZATION OF TRAINING
1. Pankration is sport that has evolved over the past
centuries by adopting and adapting to the current
socio-cultural requirements essential for all modern day
sports today.
2. Each athlete should note and lay emphasis on the FOUR
points below, and strive to meet and exceed the physical,
technical and mental requisites of Pankration , in order to
become a world class competitive “Pankratiastis” (Fighter):
a) Physical Conditioning
The physical training and conditioning of the athletes
body shall be maintained at a high level, even prior to
commencement of training and participation in free
fighting. and from then onwards the athlete must sustain
and maintain his/her training and body conditioning at the
levels prescribed by his/her Proponitis until he/she
stops participating in Pankration sporting events.
b) Technical Training
Technical training commences from the first day itself and
the athlete will permanently gain know-how from his/her very
first Pankration encounter and will continue to develop and
improve his/her skill in the sport ,until the athlete
finally stops competitive participation.
c) Fighting Techniques
All fighting techniques should be effective and must be
flexible enough to meet the demands of each specific
situation that an athlete may face in competition..
Fighting Techniques should be enriched with the personal
experiences and with the consolidated knowledge gained by
the athlete in his/her training.
d) Psychological Conditioning
It is a proven fact that every athlete acquires a stronger
psychological prowess, enhancing his/ her stability and
self-confidence, through continued participation in
competitive fighting events
3. Each one of the points above is self-existent and has its
own importance and dynamics.
4. All Pankration athletes must diligently strive to reach
the highest possible level in each of the above four
training aspects at the same time, so as to ensure he she
attains a very high standard of competitive fighting
aptitude
5. Though the technical training, the physical conditioning
, the fighting techniques and the psychological integrity
are equally elementary aspects of the chemical combination
which builds and greatly improves ones athletic ability in
pankration competition, it is the physical conditioning
that needs more attention hereunder
Aspects of Physical Conditioning
An individual may be taught the technique in a protective
way, but in order to apply this technique in a competition,
it is clear that the individual must have reached a high
physical conditioning.
It goes without saying that technical training, acquisition
of fighting techniques and attainment of psychological
integrity come only after proper physical conditioning of
the athlete.
The term physical conditioning refers to the total
development and enhancement of all combined abilities of
an athlete, vastly improving his/her ability to:
i) Overcome resistance (Power),
ii)
Produce energy (Resistance)
iii)
Have shaped mechanisms of self-protection through
concrete ways (Flexibility).
Physical Conditioning should ideally commence from the
athletes childhood and be continued till his/her ripe old
age and it should be noted generally that :
1) Physical conditioning is maintained only when the
individual continues
his /her Training,
2)
Physical Conditioning is greatly Improved when the
individual periodically attempts to exceed training levels
apparently beyond his/her capabilities
3) Physical Conditioning decreases when the individual
is inactive for long periods of time.
Resistance is the body’s ability to produce energy.
All athletes (male and female) need to build ability and
endurance in both resistance (general resistance) and
special resistance (concrete and effective efforts) .
The general resistance of Pankratiastis is determined by
his/her ability to perform 4 to 5 fights in one day and by
his her improvement of performance from one fight to the
other.
The special resistance of Pankratiastis is determined by
his/her ability to execute fast strikes and rapid holds,
as well by his her ability to withstand or escape from
the locks/ pins and strikes of his/her opponent.
In order to improve their personal performance, confirming
their level of resistance at timing. All athletes prior to
commencement of any raining programme athletes must warm
up by running outside in open space with an intensity of
60-70% for at least 25-30 minutes in each training
occasion.
In order to improve their individual timing and stamina,
all high calibre pankration athletes should during the
normal training period run at least 10 kilometres with an
intensity of 50-60% 3-4 times per week and during their
preparatory training shortly before competitions they
should follow the pyramid training schedule below :
100 metres running in 14-18 seconds,
100 metres walking,
200 metres running in 32-40 seconds,
200 metres walking,
400 metres running in 70-84 seconds,
400 metres walking,
800 metres running in 148-186 seconds,
800 metres walking,
400 metres running in 70-84 seconds,
400 metres walking,
200 metres running in 32-40 seconds,
200 metres walking,
100 metres running in 14-18 seconds,
100 metres walking.
There should be a break of 15 minutes between the pyramids.
b) Power
Pankration in the free-fighting form is a contact sport of
strikes, throws locks , pins.
Consequently the Proponites (Coaches) should have taught
their athletes the appropriate types and ways of
utilization of power, so that they are able to strike their
opponent powerful and rapid blows using both their legs and
arms, but also equally effectively perform throwing and
effective locks & pins so as to achieve “ apagorefsis".
The Pankratiastis should work on acquiring of the
following types of power:
The greatest general power,
as Pankration demands strong individuals.
The explosive power,
in order to be able to achieve rapid and effective blows.
The maximum resistance to power,
in order to be able to repeat with the same effectiveness,
all his/ her efforts, and in any situation.
The greatest isometric power,
in order to have his opponent immobilised and to perform
locks & pins or blows until "apagorefsis", or in the
opposite case to be able to bear his opponent’s locks ,
pins and blows until he/she has the opportunity to escape.
Prior to relating as to how each type of
power
can be improved through special exercises and repetitions,
the Proponites must incorporate the following basic
exercises as the routine standard procedure to be followed
by each athlete from childhood till he/she attains the
requisite conditioning to perform as a highly skilled
Pankration athlete :
* Pull ups on the horizontal bar,
* Repetitive vertical jumps from a low position,
* Rope Climbing
* Tug of War,
* Rope-skipping
However it should be ensured that during the athlete’s
childhood, Pankration exercises will be used, with all
required precautions , such as reduced repetitions and
long-lasting training. The Proponites must achieve this by
providing the suitable infrastructure and training
equipments.
Every child commencing his/her training in Pankration
should learn to use the skipping-rope correctly, and t
should have his/her own skipping-rope in the training.
c) Greatest General
Power
The acquire greatest general power the athlete has to be
trained in all resistances applied to the human body, such
as repetitions and breaks as concerns the theory, but mainly
through the following exercises of weights:
1.
Vertical elevation,
2.
Leg stretching from a sitting position of 90 degrees,
3.
Hand stretching in supine position, lying on a bench,
4.
Pulls while lying on a bench in a prone position.
The aforementioned exercises will also include the relevant
testing in case the Proponites deem it necessary that the
performance of their athletes should be measured.
The greatest
force is achieved when the athlete completes an exercise
successfully and safely.
The greatest force is developed in the basic preparatory
period; in the period shortly before fighting as well as
during the actual fighting period it is maintained through
one training unit every 2 or 3 weeks.
In the training of acquisition of general power the athlete
shall perform in each from the above mentioned four
exercises:
5 efforts of 70% and 10 repetitions,
4 efforts of 80% and 5 repetitions,
3 efforts of 90% and 3 repetitions,
2 efforts of 100% and 1
repetition.
In the basic preparatory period of preparation the athlete
shall perform 3-4 training units for the development of
general power.
The training units will include the explosive force, the
resistance to power, and the greatest isometric power, which
is of great importance for the Pankration Fighters.
d) Flexibility
Each training unit shall start with the imposed warm-up and
end with the doubly imposed full recovery.
With regard to the warm-up and the full recovery, it should
be carefully noted that muscular straining/ stretching is
a very essential part in the two aforementioned training
units. Therefore, muscular straining/ stretching along with
flexibility exercises create a more general protective
infrastructure, for the muscular system and the joints of
the human body against undesirable injury , but at the same
time they improve the functionality of these systems.
Proponitis should meticulously insist on each athlete
performing the following stretching exercises :
a. In the supine position.
b. In the horizontal
position.
c. In the sitting position.
d. In the kneeling position.
e. In the standing position.
When performing the above exercises the athlete should bear
in mind the following:
a) To limit each exercise to the kinetic possibility of
the joint without pulling or jerking,
b) To focus on the muscles to be strained / stretched
by relaxing them,
c) To Ensure that the straining should not cause pain,
but a pleasant sense.
CHAPTER 5 – EXAMINATIONS TAXIS A
1. Each National Pankration Organization has the obligation
to perform in a group the examinations for TAXIS A ( Alpha
Taxis) in accordance to the provisions of the General
Rules, CHAPTER B and to inform the results of the same in
accordance to the official procedure , to the secretariat of
I.F.P.A., so that these examinations are ratified.
2. The examinations can be conducted by the National
Organization , subject to their constituting an Examination
/ Grading Committee consisting of at least 3 members of
which the concerned Proponitis of the examined athlete shall
not participate as a Member
a) In an event that a National Organisation does not comply
with the above procedure and an objection is submitted by
anyone having legal interest, I.F.P.A. reserves the right to
cancel such an examination , provided any malafide is
proved.
3. The examinations for TAXIS A should test and confirm
that the examined athlete has complete knowledge of the
following:
α)
Hellanodikon Rules
b)
Terminology
c)
Historical Background of the following twelve
01.
HERCULES
02.
LIGDAMIS
03.
FRINON
04.
ARRAHION
05.
RIXIVIOS
06.
KALLIAS
07.
TIMODIMOS
08.
DIOXIPOS
09. THEAGENIS
10.
DORIEAS
11.
SOSTRATOS
12.
KLITOMAHOS
d)
Competition Events
1.
AGON
2.
TEAM AGON
3.
POLYDAMAS
4.
PYX LAX
5.
AIAS / ATLANTI
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