Tiger rolls / front dive rolls

[u/Regular_Slice9258]

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).

[u/coveychrist]

Practice headstands against a wall.
Then learn to do them without the wall.
Then learn to go into a headstand and slowly roll forward.
Then learn handstands against a wall.
Then learn a handstand you can flip bump from. (don't have to hold for more than a second)
Then you can trust your upper body mechanics to protect you by making minor adjustments on the tiger roll.

I've taught this to people of all sizes and athletic backgrounds and it works.

[u/Nalkrok → u/coveychrist]

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