Our Goals
As with any dream, there is a strong why that pushes us forward. We keep our aspirations high in the clouds so that we always have something to reach for, reminding us why we are working so hard with our feet on the ground.
Mission
Odyssey Pankration's mission is to dissolve the 'cult' mentality that surrounds martial arts today. We understand individual athletes and their respective academies' compete against one another in prize fights; although we look to break many of those barriers in pursuit of knowledge. Our aim is to create a national mind and pride in our fighting style.
Vision
The Odyssey vision can be stated plain and simply: we want to reinstate Pankration as an Olympic Event! Imagine anywhere from a 16 to 64 man tournament in each weight class; not only are athletes competing against each other to win gold in their division, but National Teams striving to collect the most wins to be honored as the best fighting team in the world! In our humble opinion it is a grand plan for an even grander stage. May we return one of the original events to the oldest sporting contest in the world: The Olympics.
The Odyssey Intention
Well what about after we succeed in our lofty goals & Pankration is anointed once more as an Olympic event? This is where our aspirations peak, as with Olympic status achieved, our final benchmark is to become the headquarters and official training center of Team USA.
Have incredible coaches and amazing fighters from all across the country travel to our facility in the heart of the midwest with one goal: training together creating an environment for the next generation of great American fighters to grow and prosper, all whilst paying homage to the warriors of antiquity that fought tooth and nail thousands of years ago to make our moments now possible.
