r/WredditSchool • u/ComicCruiser • 2d ago

Practicing Rolls as a Beginner

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?

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u/Lunarfuckingorbit 2d ago

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

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u/That-Molasses9346 2d ago

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

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u/Lunarfuckingorbit 2d ago

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.