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    Ancient Greek boxing (Greek: πυγμαχία pygmachia, "fist fighting") dates back to at least the 8th century BC (Homer's Iliad), and was practiced in a variety...
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    combines elements that today are found mainly in the punches of boxing (pygmachia) and in the kicking of many martial arts (laktisma) with moves from the...
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    Greco-Roman wrestling, it is likely that tripping was allowed. Boxing (pygmachia) was first listed in 688 BC, the boys' event sixty years later. The laws...
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    considered fundamentally important to contemporary fitness regimens. Pygmachia (Ancient Greek boxing). Boxing exercises included hitting a punch bag...
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  • Zeus’s funeral games, Ares mocks Heron and nearly beats him to death in pygmachia until Hera intervenes. The gods nearly come to blows over Hera’s right...
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    in Myanmar. In Ancient Greece boxing was a well developed sport called pygmachia, and enjoyed consistent popularity. In Olympic terms, it was first introduced...
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    was an athletic event that combined techniques of both boxing (pygmē/pygmachia – πυγμή/πυγμαχία) and wrestling (palē – πάλη), as well as additional elements...
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