-
archeological and
artistic evidence of
ancient Gr****
boxing (πύξ - pyx or πυγμή -
pygme in Αncient Gr****) as
early as the
Minoan and
Mycenaean periods.
There are...
- Gr****: Πυγμαῖοι Pygmaioi, from the
adjective πυγμαῖος, from the noun πυγμή
pygmē "fist, boxing,
distance from
elbow to knuckles," from the
adverb πύξ pyx...
-
earliest sources of
martial arts
traditions date to
Ancient Greece.
Boxing (
pygme, pyx),
wrestling (pale) and
pankration were
represented in the
Ancient Olympic...
- TV4.
Archived from the
original on 30 June 2015.
Retrieved 24 June 2015. "
Pygmé Musikförlag AB –
Arkiv –
Povel Ramel – Karamelodiktstipeniater". 2 June...
- romanized: pēkhys)
measured approximately 460 mm (18 in). The
short forearm cubit (πυγμή
pygmē, lit. 'fist'), from the
knuckle of the
middle finger (i.e., fist clenched)...
-
comes via
Latin pygmaeus from Gr**** πυγμαῖος pygmaîos,
derived from πυγμή
pygmḗ,
meaning "short cubit", or a
measure of
length corresponding to the distance...
- Oce****.
Contemporary Gr****
sources describe them as
being as tall as a "
pygme",
meaning that they
measured the
length of an
elbow to a knuckle, or about...
- antiquity, was an
athletic event that
combined techniques of both
boxing (
pygmē/pygmachia – πυγμή/πυγμαχία) and
wrestling (palē – πάλη), as well as additional...
- 1951-02-23.
Retrieved 2016-09-14. "
Pygmé Musikförlag AB -
Arkiv -
Povel Ramel - Karamelodiktstipeniater".
Pygme.se.
Archived from the
original on 2011-06-02...
- English,
namely the "jab" in boxing); hence,
Latin pugnus and Gr**** πυγμή
pygmḗ mean "fist". The
Smith article cited below proposes that the
pugio was the...
