combat fitness games

The world's first non-contact combat fitness competition

ABOUT

Fitness reimagined from ancient tradition.

PALESTRA is a combat fitness world inspired by the ancient Roman ‘palaestra’; sports arenas designed especially for wrestling, boxing, and warrior training. By blending functional fitness with combat sport disciplines, PALESTRA athletes are tested with high intensity exercises for their speed, power, endurance, and mental toughness.

Train like a fighter. Compete like a warrior.

More than just fitness challenges, PALESTRA events are a celebration of skill, resilience, and the pursuit of excellence. Step into our arena, embrace our ethos, and train to compete like a modern warrior.

GAMES

Born from combat. Built for competition.

PALESTRA Games is a non-contact fitness competition which draws from tradition and fuses the grit of combat sports with the intensity of modern fitness. PALESTRA welcomes participants of all levels, so whether competing or watching, expect raw energy, warrior spirit, and supreme athleticism rammed into each event.

The arena for speed, power and endurance.

With scalable events, global rankings, and an immersive spectator experience, PALESTRA is a powerful concept delivering fighter fitness via nationwide competitions, pop-up roadshows, and performance centres.

FORMAT

UNLEASH YOUR INNER WARRIOR.

Athletes compete in waves with a common start time, and they follow the same sequence through the three zones, SPEED, POWER and ENDURANCE. Judges monitor every challenge to ensure consistency and fair play.

ZONE 1 | SPEED | 20 mins

Fastest Reaction Wall (3 attempts)

Fastest Shuttle Sprint (3 attempts)

Fastest Agility Sprint (3 attempts)

ZONE 2 | POWER | 20 mins

Max Punch Power Test (5 attempts)

Max Kick Power Test (5 attempts)

Sandbag to Shoulder (Max in 1 min)

ZONE 3 | ENDURANCE | Repeat twice within 20 mins

Dummy Shoulder Throws (15 reps)

Single Under Skipping (150 reps)

Sprawls (20 reps)

Straight Leg Sit Ups (20 reps)

Sandbag Carry (50m)

Box Step Overs (30 reps)

RANKING

Precision tech. Smarter fitness.

Bespoke technology is an essential element of PALESTRA Games, enabling accurate performance tracking, real-time ranking and fair competition. Wearables, sensors, and trackers help monitor metrics like punch output, volume, movement and performance.

The ultimate combat fitness test.

By signing up, each athletes receive a personalised PALESTRA Athlete Ranking Card, enabling them to track progress and compare performance across all the events. This data-driven approach enhances athlete training, supports rapid recovery, and ensures standardised challenge scoring across all events. Our technology also bridges the gap between traditional combat sports and modern competition formats. And for spectators and organisers, it adds transparency and excitement.