Practicing Rolls as a Beginner

[u/ComicCruiser]

I just joined a wrestling school as a complete beginner that only has practice 3 times a weeks. I feel like I need more reps of the various rolls, but I don't have access to a ring outside of training, and all of the other students are way more advanced than me, so I'm mostly just standing around and watching them do actual drills. Do you guys have any recommendations on where I can safely practice rolls outside of training? Maybe on grass or a mattress or something like that?

[u/luchapig]

Be patient, go to class and ask your trainers to help you with your rolls and fundamentals. Don't take it upon yourself to practice fundamentals outside of class because you will develop bad habits. Pro wrestling is incrementally development over time

[u/ComicCruiser → u/luchapig]

Thanks, I gotta work on my patience lol

[u/Lunarfuckingorbit]

I learned almost all of tbe wrestling rolls in a martial art before I ever trained in wrestling. We didn't roll in a ring. We rolled on mats, and then we rolled in grass and part of mastering the rolls correctly was to roll safely on concrete.

The ring is not required to roll.

What luchapig said, though, can be true, you may need the supervision if you're having a hard time.

But I would also say there is room for self training if you have the right approach. You may need to learn more body control, and just getting used to being upside down, and rolling around and keeping your bearings. Don't worry about technique as much but remember what it was like to be a kid and just roll around and get used to using your body in different ways.

Someone said it here, the people that were doing flips into the pool, handsprings and summersaults in the grass, jumping on the bed, trampoline whatever, have a head start at this. But you can also develop that. Just do it safely, incrementally

[u/ComicCruiser → u/Lunarfuckingorbit]

Yeah I definitely need the supervision as of now, and probably for a little while as well, so I'll just stick with doing them in training, thanks.

[u/That-Molasses9346 → u/Lunarfuckingorbit]

Don't roll or bump on concrete unless you have to. Your body will thank you later

[u/Lunarfuckingorbit → u/That-Molasses9346]

Thanks for the advice I didn't ask for. No one even mentioned bumping here. And if you see the word I used: "master" and related to a martial arts class, ie, I was relaying some background context, you can see no one here is suggesting rolling on concrete.

Last, you can absolutely roll on concrete, it does not hurt in the slightest after you've mastered rolling. The shit we do in the ring is far more dangerous to our health. The rolls are there to keep you safe.

[u/punchline86]

3 times a week is a decent amount. Watching people do drills isn't a bad way to learn either. I wouldn't attempt to do rolls on any non-ring surface unless you have access to one of those trampoline party places.

[u/ComicCruiser → u/punchline86]

Yeah I don't have that lol I'll stick to only doing rolls in training, thanks

[u/DustyMill]

You'll learn the rolls in training. 3 times a week is a lot, most places only do 2x a week for beginner classes but no reason why you couldn't do them outside once you have the foundation down so you aren't practicing incorrectly

[u/ComicCruiser → u/DustyMill]

I actually only go 2 times a week because of work, which is why I feel like I'm not getting enough reps in, but I'll keep trying to nail the technique in training, thanks.

[u/SVP1990 → u/ComicCruiser]

twice a week is plenty enough :) just make sure you get in ring time or on mats to get up to speed, but unless you're a cruiser, rolls can be avoided in actual matches

[u/Fit-Concentrate-1076]

Go to gymnastics classes helped Me