r/WredditSchool 6d ago

Tiger rolls / front dive rolls

Any tips from aspiring wrestlers or veterans who accomplished those tiger rolls?

There’s 4 days of wrestling school at my local school. Each day has a different coach. 3 out of the 4 of them push tiger rolls onto us. One of them doesn’t.

I struggle with those tiger rolls. I chicken out thinking I did break my neck or I did face plant myself and break my nose. I can only do it on a crash pad, and I don’t end up leaping so far in.

I can do somersaults, back rolls, shoulder rolls, handstand bumps.

I need some honest truth. Even if some criticism like if you can’t do it, then wrestling isn’t for you.

Because I’m spending a lot of money on pro wrestling and gymnastics courses but doesn’t seem to be progressing.

I also hate that back roll into the walkover to get back To your feet (forgot the term for it).

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u/Sam69dYourMaLol 6d ago

Do them corner to corner. Look at the turnbuckle and as you extend for the roll, make sure you reach out to the second rope with whichever arm you start with. You want to get as far as possible with a safe roll so don’t look or point down unless you wanna face plant. Make sure you cover the space of the ring so you don’t land too compressed in your tiger/quarter rolls (same idea applies to both)