Pankration Athlima is an ancient Olympic  Greek martial art and  athletic combat sport that was an integral part of the ancient Olympic games for well  over 3,000 years . The origin of the sport can be traced to the mythical Greek demi-God Hercules and is recorded in history to have been one of the most exciting events of the Ancient Olympic Games dating as far back as 648 BC. The  propagation of Pankration is attributed to Alexander the Great, who is credited to have taken  the sport with him across his conquests over Europe  and finally to India, where it merged with Kalari Payattu and spread across Asia to become the father of all the  Oriental Martial arts that we know of today.

The name Pankration is derived from the words PAN + KRATOS , which literally translates to mean "All + Strength" or "the one who has power" or "the one who wins with total strength and knowledge". The Ancient Greek Olympians termed the sport of Pankration as the "Worthiest of All Olympic Contests". 

The International Federation of Pankration Athlima (IFPA) at Greece along with over sixty  National Pankration Federations across the world  are actively and jointly working towards the goal of reinstating Pankration to its rightful place in the International Olympic Arena.