We became witnesses of a new, exceptional Kind of sport. Before its origin the technique of single traditionally was divided into classical wrestling (judo, self-defense).

"The mixed style" in 1990 - changed. The world of sport single-combats and made a lot of fans to revise their opinion about many kinds of wrestling.

Frankly speaking, the idea wrestling without rules isn't new. It has an interesting and long history. The Olympic Games included events in wrestling. It was invented in ancient Greece and was called "pankration". The sportsmen could use any technique, it was a long wrestling in stalls.

In 19th century and in the beginning of 20th, the "cross-matches" were popular in several countries (in Germany, England, USA). It means, the world boxing record holder. Nevertheless, these competitions were not so good organized, that's why some of them (like "pankration" or Gapanese contests) disappeared. At last in the beginning of 90th the idea who is stronger a whale or a tiger, a bear or a lion realized. The answer to this question was given by tournaments and championships in "mixed meetings" which began to be organized nearly in all countries of the starter of modern "mixed style" - you may ask. On the one hand he first championship in wrestling was in December in 1993 in the USA. But on the other hand, this country is Brasilia! You may wonder, why is it so! As there are no high-developed, skilled schools in traditional wrestling. But don't forget that historical tradition of Brazil wrestling had been in a shadow for a long time. All skills about it were limited. We only knew about "謫鰰 謌碚翊, "矗諷 tudo" several years ago. So many people think, that history of wrestling without rules begins in 20th years when Greasy changed the art of dgiu-dgitsu and judo. The fights were without time, without rules and breaks up to the victory of one of the sportsman. During seventy years, Brazilians fighter with each other. Nowdays, USA, Brazil, Japan and Holland are the most leading countries in "mixed style". But to our honor - also Russian and Ukraine there are several reasons of it. They are: cultural, social-economical, historical and geographical.

There are hundreds of federations and tournaments. In the whole, the tournaments of such kind are held in 50 countries of world.

One can confidently declare, that in 90s "mixed style" made a giddy succes pressing as sportsmen as lovers of many traditional single combats as Asian as western. And in fact it pretends to the entry the Olympic family. However in during the Olympic games in Athens in 2004 there will be held demonstrativ appearances of amateur pankration.

It was favoured some softening and restruction (limitation) in rules. Which gradually began to bring into use in course of development and formation of "mixed style".

The History of fishts without rules in Russia begins its counting from 1979. That time in Air-landing force the championship in hand-to-hand fighting began to take place. There were closed arrangements. If in Air-landing force it began in 1979, in Armed forces only in 1992. On the basic of there competitions fights without rules began to develop, though there competitions could be only called "fights without rules".

Since 1981 regular championships of VDV in hand-to-hand fight has begun helding twice a year in summer and in winter. Since 1997 championships in "mixed fight" ("fight without rules") in which sportsmen from Russia, countres of Russian Federation and professionals from abroad take place, are held by federation of "mixed fights".

Mixed competitions "fights without rules" have such title, because there are no rules in tournament in use of special technique it sportsman wants to reap all the victories, he can use the technique of wrestling and the technique of punch; all punches are allowed, which can be used in all kinds of wrestling and boxing. Only those actions are prohibited, which can be harmful participants health, don't correspond to sport ethics, and the sportsman must be under 18 years old. The sportsman has only two means of defense. Not each of sportsman has courage to fight with opponent, who can be heavier has all techniques of wrestling.

In our country we call this kind of sport "fight without rules". But it's not right. All organizers understood the meaning of "black pear" and changed it into "pancration" or "mixed style".