Jim Arvanitis, who was inducted into the Martial Arts History Museum’s Hall of Fame in 2010, continues to garner excellent reviews for his recently released Battlefield Pankration book and DVD set. Below are a couple of reviews by professionals who know the practical value of the information in real-life situations.
“As a corrections officer in a facility of over 2,100 inmates daily, and currently working in our mental health unit, I can testify that the Battlefield Pankration book and DVD is chock-full of good stuff to know. Thank you, Jim. I truly appreciate Battlefield Pankration.”
—Leo Napoli, Corrections Officer
The following 5-star rating appeared on Amazon.com from Joseph Truncale, a well-known martial artist with black belts in Shotokan karate, judo, and jujitsu.
“Anyone who has been involved in the martial arts for more than twenty years should have heard of Jim Arvanitis. He is the first martial artist who investigated his Greek warrior arts and came out with ‘Pankration.’ I read his previous material on this combat art, which dealt with the history of the sport aspects of Pankration. Since there were no written manuals on the specifics of this Greek art, he combined many of the known recorded combat systems to create his own version of ‘Pankration.’
“This book, as well as the companion DVD, focuses on the hardcore, personal self-defense aspects of this art, which is called ‘pammachon.’ This is the battlefield art and includes only those techniques that will take an enemy out in a life and death combat situation.
“This is a large (8 1/2 x 11) formatted, 260-page volume that teaches the basics of this street combat art. It is comprehensive in length. There are three parts to this manual. Chapters 1 and 2 cover the foundation, martial arts, and self-defense and the way of the warrior. This is the shortest section.
“The chapters in the second part of this text deal with the basics, such as tactical readiness and combat motion, upper body weapons, lower body weapons, striking theory and targets, stand-up tactical striking, stand-up grappling techniques, stand-up defenses, and counters against grabs and holds and ground fighting.
“The third part of this volume focuses on countermeasures against armed assaults. Chapter 11 covers edged weapon defenses: unarmed. Chapter 12 deals with edged weapon defenses: armed. Firearms defenses are shown in Chapter 13, and the last chapter deals with neutralizing impact weapons.
“In conclusion, this book and DVD will be of value to anyone who is into the martial arts, practical combatives, and those interested in a comprehensive self-defense system.”—Joseph J. Truncale, author of
Karate Combatives: Reality-Based Karate for the Street
In addition to the Battlefield Pankration set, Jim Arvanitis is the author of the Paladin book Pankration, and was featured in the Paladin video Secrets of Pankration.
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