To experience history in person can help to bring it to life. Christopher Greywolf and the warriors of the Khanate of the Golden Horde will provide that kind of opportunity on the lawn at Spalding House in Makiki Heights on Sunday, with “Yurt Life,” a taste of life as it was on the steppes of Asia in the 13th century.

Greywolf and the group are dedicated to researching and recreating the martial arts and military traditions of the Mongol Empire, which once stretched from Korea to eastern Poland — including the arms and armor of Korea, China, Persia and medieval Europe as well as those developed and used by the Mongols themselves.

Greywolf has first-hand familiarity with Mongolia and its culture — he speaks, reads and writes Mongolian, and spent several years living there.

“There’ll be a lot of history, a lot of culture, a lot of arts and crafts,” Greywolf said. “We have to make all of our equipment, armor and weapons. From there we study the historically correct ways of using them. It’s a great way to spend some time, and we enjoy sharing it.”

Disney’s 1998 film, “Mulan,” based on the ancient Chinese legend about a woman who took her father’s place in the army, may have something to do with the fact that more girls are interested in learning about medieval weaponry. Greywolf wants them to know they’re welcome to participate in the weapons demonstrations.

“Over the past 20 years I’ve seen a lot of attitudes change,” he said. “Girls can be just as much a warrior as the boys can — sometimes better. We encourage everybody to get involved.”

“History is much more exciting when you get to see things that replicate it and then get to participate in it,” Greywolf said. “We put in a lot of fun things to do with it, and we encourage the ladies in the audience to come out (and participate) as well. They tend to have a very fierce warrior spirit.”

>> What it’s about: Kids can get a taste of life and warfare in 13th-century Asia with the living history group Khanate of the Golden Horde.

>> Morals and messages: Know where you came from and it helps you know where you’re going. In life and martial arts you have to play fair and always know the difference between right and wrong. Training with weapons requires discipline at all times.

>> Parental advisory: Nothing to worry about. Parents are welcome to participate in archery.

>> Kid-pleaser aspects: Weapons demonstrations with fully armored combat between the adult warriors followed by the opportunity to use padded kid-sized weapons under close adult supervision. Also an archery range with safe “marshmallow head” arrows for target shooting.

“Kalakoa” has moved from the Star-Advertiser’s Sunday edition to TGIF. Now titled “Family Fun,” it replaces “Fun With Food,” which has been discontinued.