Kieran Gallagher got involved in American Pankration during college, and immediately became drawn to a new world of wrestling and submission grappling, and more importantly the transition of all. After college he moved to CA and won the National Championships in BJJ in 1995, and made the first American world team while training under Higgin Muchado.

He is what some would call a “kinetic genius.” Kieran is a walking encyclopedia of the game, and is a major asset to the program. We just hope we can keep his attention span long enough to milk it out of him.

On Thursday, 2/9/06 Kieran Gallagher was awarded the title of Certified American Pankration Instructor. In fifteen and a half years there has only been two Pankration members who have been promoted to a title. Kieran is number three. Kieran has displayed more than sufficient capabilities of a worthy representative. He is a phenominal technician, and embodies the spirit of a true Pankrationist, and just as important, he has the ability to pass it on to others.