Full contact karate vs Pankration
Full contact karate and Pankration side by side, from the facts recorded for each art.
| Full contact karate | Pankration | |
|---|---|---|
| Country of origin | Japan | Ancient Greece |
| Type | karate | martial arts |
| Notable practitioners here | 28 | 2 |
| Top countries of practitioners | Japan, France and Korea under Japanese rule | Thasos and Russia |
Full contact karate
Full contact karate is any format of karate where competitors spar (also called "Kumite") full-contact and allow a knockout as winning criterion.
From the Wikipedia article Full contact karate (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Pankration
Pankration (; Ancient Greek: παγκράτιον [paŋkráti.on]) was an unarmed combat sport introduced into the Greek Olympic Games in 648 BC. The athletes used boxing and wrestling techniques but also others, such as kicking, holds, joint locks, and chokes on the ground, making it similar to modern mixed martial arts. The term comes from the Ancient Greek word παγκράτιον (pankrátion), meaning "all of power" (from παν- (pan-) 'all-' and κράτος (krátos) 'strength, might, power').
From the Wikipedia article Pankration (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Facts from Wikidata (CC0): Q3754231, Q201252. Practitioner counts are the people with a profile on this site. Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.