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The Martial Arts of Ancient Greece: Modern Fighting Techniques from the Age of Alexander

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An in-depth guide to the modern practice of Greek martial arts and their beginnings in ancient Greece and Egypt

• Examines the correlation between ancient depictions of one-on-one combat and how martial arts are practiced today

• Explores the close relationship between Greek martial arts and non secular practice

• Distinguishes between Pammachon (martial arts) and Pankration (combat sports)

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’re practiced today. They also show that these artifacts document the historical course of the development of both the weaponry of the warrior classes and the martial responses those weapons required when fighting hand-to-hand.

The depiction of every ancient technique is accompanied by sequenced step by step photos of modern practitioners performing the quite a lot of stances of one-on-one combat. In addition, the authors provide an explanation for how the development of Hellenic combat arts used to be tied at its heart to a non secular practice. The centeredness, clear mind, and consequent courage that develops from a non secular practice used to be regarded as a martial strength for a warrior, enabling him to be at his best, unobstructed inwardly by conflict or inertia. The Martial Arts of Ancient Greece provides a practical and comprehensive approach to the techniques and philosophy of the martial arts of the ancient Mediterranean that allows you to be welcomed by modern fighters.

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