Eric "Akritis" Hill

Eric D. Hill, known to the Greek community as Iraklis Vounidis, has been teaching Greek martial art since 1996. He has represented "mahitiki tehni" as an instructor, competitor, author and referee. Thaskalos Hill is familiar with written and spoken modern Greek. He is also acquainted with many of the oral and written traditions of the Greek people.

Included are some of his martial arts accomplishments:

· Commenced Greek martial art training in 1992
· Certified by Grandmaster Arvanitis as Greek martial art instructor in 1996
· Authored the first Greek martial art (and one of the first martial art) website on the Internet in 1996
· Authored, in Greek, "Mu Tau: Modern Greek Martial Art" for Kumite Magazine, Athens, Greece 2004.
· Compiled material for "Game of the Gods" by Grandmaster Jim Arvanitis
· Compiled material for "Mu Tau Pankration" and "Pankration" by Grandmaster Jim Arvanitis
· Compiled material for "Pankration Fundamentals" by Grandmaster Jim Arvanitis and distributed by TRS Video
· Reviewed many Greek martial art articles later released to international magazines
· Appeared in books:

1 "Game of the Gods" by Grandmaster Jim Arvanitis
2
"Mu Tau Pankration" by Grandmaster Jim Arvanitis
3.
"Pankration" by Grandmaster Jim Arvanitis

· Appeared in martial arts magazines:

1.
Black Belt
2.
Kumite (Athens, Gr)
3. Karate International
4. World of Martial Arts
5. Inside Karate
6. Jiu Jitsu
7. The Karate Voice
8. Grandmaster Magazine
9. Full-Contact Fighter
10. Ring Sport
11. Tae Kwon Do Times

· Appeared in an instructional videos series "Pankration Fundamentals" featuring Grandmaster Jim Arvanitis and produced by TRS Direct
· Appeared on television:

1.
Russian broadcast of Cagefight 4
2.
Dutch & Russian news
3. Sky TV
4.
Sunshine Network

· Successful pro-MMA competitor: Russian, Canada and Florida, USA.
· Historical consultant for "2002 US National Wrestling Championships" by Oxygen Network
· Twice inducted into the World Head of Family Sokeship Council Hall of Fame as "Fighter of the Year"
· Inducted into the Florida Cosmopoliton Hall of Fame as "Athlete of the Year"
· Students have included: karate & judo black belts, boxers, kickboxers, wrestlers, SWAT Team members, undercover police and FBI personnel.