This was a great experience for kids both learning some of the history of gladiators and learning fighting techniques. My 13 year old sons loved it and are still practicing what they learned at home! Just know that the location is not convenient to find a taxi if that is your mode of transportation. The staff was very helpful and called a taxi for us but you have to use your own mobile phone.

My kids know a lot about gladiators, weapons, etc and were excited to share that with a “real” gladiator , but our coach spoke little English and wasn’t much interested in altering his program, which compared to the group that finished before us and the one that finished after us was pretty dull. That however is a parents perspective. The kids absolutely loved it and want to do it again. We followed it up with an afternoon guided tour of the colleseum, and that was a perfect if exhausting day.

Fun activity with a lot of hands-on interaction. The leader provided a lot of information about the gladiators and their history in a very fun way. When traveling there, however, be aware that it is not in a typical tourist location so getting a taxi after the activity can be difficult. Wish we had planned ahead and arranged a pick-up in advance (or at least the phone number to summon a taxi). I had an "observer" ticket so I did not "fight", but I did participate in the presentation portion (very good) and was able to get a lot of great pictures and videos of my "gladiators". Good experience. Would recommend it.