Ages 13+ · 45-minute classes
Gladiators: forged for leadership
For teens and adults ready to train with purpose. Gladiators develops advanced martial arts skill and the mental toughness to match, and it's the proving ground for our Leadership Team.
What Gladiators develops
This is where training gets serious and character gets tested.
- Advanced technique. Striking, self-defense, and skill work that goes deeper every quarter.
- Mental toughness. Training that asks a little more than you thought you had.
- Leadership. Older students learn to set the standard, then teach it.
- A pathway. The route into our Leadership Team and Apprenticeship programs.
Why teens need this now
The teenage years hand kids more pressure and less structure than any stage before. Gladiators gives them a place where effort is the only currency, where phones stay in the bag, and where older students are expected to lead by example. Parents tell us the change shows up at home within weeks: steadier moods, straighter posture, and a teenager who finishes things.
For adults, the math is simpler. Two focused evenings a week that build real skill, real conditioning, and a community of people training for the same reasons you are.
When Gladiators trains
Gladiators Class Times
Ages 13+ · 45 minSee full class schedule for every program.
Common Questions
Gladiators FAQs
Gladiators is for ages 13 and up: teenagers and adults who want real martial arts training with a purpose. The focus is leadership, mental toughness, and advanced skill development. It is also the pathway into our Leadership Team and Apprenticeship programs for students who want to grow into instructors.
Gladiators trains Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 8:00 to 8:45 PM. Like every Family First program, membership includes two classes per week.
No. Adults start with us in their 30s, 40s, and beyond. Classes meet you at your level, and the same coaches who build up nervous 6-year-olds know exactly how to build up a nervous adult. The first class is free, so you can feel the atmosphere before committing to anything.
Yes. Gladiators is a 13-and-up program where teens train alongside adults, held to the same standard. Teens rise to the maturity in the room, and many of our strongest student leaders came up through this class. Kids under 13 always train in their own age-appropriate programs.
Train with purpose, twice a week
Your first Gladiators class is free. Come feel what focused training in a strong room does for you.
Book a Free Trial ClassPrefer to talk first? Call us at (615) 613-2835