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PANCRASE (TV program: Mixed Martial Arts)
http://www.pancrase.co.jp/en/index.html
http://www.youtube.com/user/pancrasechannel
What's PANCRASE?
The origin of the name PANCRASE dates back to the ancient Greeks who had a
sport competition called PANKRATION. Today, noble warriors from around the
globe descend upon Japan to battle in one of the most exciting events in
modern-day athletic competition. PANCRASE is the name of the organization
founded by Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki in May, 1993 which produces
the new professional martial arts sport. The ultimate goal and spirit of
PANCRASE is the completion of "total-fight"-a collection of the best of all the
styles of martial arts in the world. Martial arts techniques used in the
PANCRASE matches include wrestling, judo, boxing, sambo, karate, kempo,
jiu-jitsu, and Thai boxing. In the PANCRASE logo, red indicates blood, and
black indicates the complete collection of all martial arts, as the mixing of
colors ends up creating black. The PANCRASE cross indicates all the best
techniques from all the martial arts.
One of the unique aspects of a PANCRASE fight is the need of the combatants
to adapt their existing techniques to this unique competition. For example,
even if the fighter is an expert with katare techniques, these techniques alone
will not be effective enough to win in a PANCRASE fight. The fighter needs to
think about what he will do if he throws a kick but his leg is grabbed by his
opponent. Karate does not have submission techniques. Judo does not have
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kick techniques. traditional wrestling does not have kick techniques. In order
to win, PANCRASE fighters need to train mixing various techniques from every
martial arts disciplines. The alternatives is almost certain defeat.
PANCRASE fighters are from a total of over 26 locations in 18 countries; Japan,
U.S.A., Canada, Holland, Sweden, Austria, U.K., France, Australia, New
Zealand, Brazil, Russia, Armenia, Georgia, Lithuania, Korea, India, and
Indonesia. This number of countries has been increasing every year. We have
also been contacted by fighters in other countries including China, Philippines,
Mexico, Chili, and Germany who will soon join the ranks as prestigious
PANCRASE fighters.
The territory of PANCRASE events continues to expand. PANCRASE events are
being aired by pay-per- view in the U.S. nationwide in 1996. PANCRASE is also
in negotiation with Latin America and other Asian countries to introduce the
PANCRASE events in their territories.
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