Modern Pankration
At the time of the revival of Olympic Games (1896), pankration was not reinstated as an Olympic event. Specifically, in 1895 Pierre-Hector Coullié, archbishop of Lyon, voiced his official decision on the reinstatement of sports to Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the Modern Olympic Games, by stating "Nous acceptons tout, sauf pankration" meaning "We accept all, except pankration".
"Amateur Pankration" was first introduced to the martial arts community by Greek-American combat athlete Jim Arvanitis in 1969 and later exposed worldwide in 1973 when he was featured on the cover of Black Belt magazine. Arvanitis continually refined his reconstruction with reference to original sources. His efforts are also considered pioneering in what became mixed martial arts (MMA).
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) does not list pankration among Olympic sports, but the FILA, which governs the Olympic wrestling codes, also recognises pankration as "a mild form of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), which forbids striking to the head". Efforts to have pankration as a demonstration sport in the 2004 Olympics in Athens were unsuccessful. Pankration was first contested at the World Combat Games in 2010.
Pancrase is a Japanese MMA organization named after its promotion of pankration-style mixed martial arts.
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