We are proud to anounce that the Amateur Pankration League has recently been formed in Southern California. The league has expanded from the Southern California Association of Pankration.
A series of 4 tournaments will be held each year with divisions for Beginner and Intermediate Amateur Athletes. Some events will include Youth and Teens divsions.
Our next tournament will be held Aug 27, 2005 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. This event will be So Cal Pankration's Annual California Pankration Championships which has been held in one form or another for the last 4 years. Each year expanding, this year around 100 competitors are expected.
Camp Pendleton's MWR is sponsoring and supporting the event and there are no spectator fees. Competitors fees are $35 for Military and Youth and $45 for other Civilians. The event will be held in a full size Gym in the San Onofre section of the base which is minutes from San Clemente. Come out and support this tournament to ensure the future.
Tournaments will no longer be held in cramped commercial Martial Arts schools. A training and certification process for Officials has been established and a free advertising and support system is being set up for schools and fighters that choose to participate in our events.
Pankration is a modified version of MMA which is geared towards the saftey of competitors and is suitable for fighters of all ages and experience. NO strikes are allowed to the face and some dangerous techniques are prohibitted.
Tournaments are double elimination with the two undefeated fighters going for 1st place and the two fighters with one loss going for 3rd. Most competitors will get 2 to 4 matches per tournament.
thank god for u guys,seriously.hopefully u guys can come up with the schedule for all the tourneys(even if tentative) and fixed weight classes but other than that,nuthing but great praises for u guys
There will be some folks from No Cal comming down for the Aug 27 tournament. Maybe in the future we can find someone up there who would like to help put on a event.