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  This study is a review of the characteristics and match methods of pankration on the basis of old Greek photographs, poems, and sculptures as well as various books and theses at home and abroad.
  As Plato depicts, "pankration" is a fierce combat sport event of mixing the aspects of wrestling and boxing. The game started from the 33rd Olympics in 648 BC. In particular, in that kicking was mainly used in pankration, it was a game mixing today"s Judo, wrestling, boxing, and taekwondo.
  Pankration has several different characteristics compared with modem Judo, wrestling, boxing, and taekwondo. three main traits are as follows: First, that the pure Greeks (that is, noblemen only) participated, and that naked, in the exercise and the game. Second, that a flower crown and honor were the only awards given to the winners. Namely, the ancient Greeks were more interested in spiritual honor, honorably given by gods, than in material matter. third, big diiference was that pankration was a violent match risking one"s life until the opponent admitted his own loss.
  Pankration in a one-to-one match was very relentless but two things were prohibited as fouls, poking the opponent in the eye and biting. The skills of letting the competitor fall like wrestling and striking with fists like boxing were used a lot The competitors were drawn, while a match was continued until one player admitted his own loss by holding up one finger (usually index finger).
  Pankration had two types, "kato" and "ano." Kato pankration was the match going on when one player fell on the floor, and ano pankration was the match with two players standing.
  Noteworthily, a winner in pankration could enjoy more pan-national fame than the winners in other events, because it was not only dangerous but demanded correct training, an unusual attitude, agility, and tough endurance.
  According to the development of our society, contemporary people demand more violent combat sport events. As pankration is scheduled to become an exhibition event in the 28th Athens.

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