What should I do?

[amir1996]

Well I want to be a wrestler when I grow up and I want to be a highflyer but I don't know what type of fighting style a highflyer does like do they do BBJ, MMA, Karate, extreme martial arts, kick boxing and etc.

Highflyers in wrestling perform flips, backflips, roundhouse kicks but jumping of the ropes and all that stuff they are like very flexible.

Please help this is urgent.

Thank you

[Toptomcat]

Hmm. You want to be a professional wrestler? Professional wrestling isn't martial arts, it's a physically demanding form of sporting theatre. I'd reccomend that you start with gymnastics training and high school and collegiate wrestling, pursuing them about equally. That will get you the basic aptitudes you need: to my knowledge most of the more specific skills involved are learned in professional-wrestling specific schools run by retired wrestlers, and I wouldn't be sure where to begin in finding one.

Looking south of the border would be a smart idea, because the Mexican tradition of masked professional wrestlers is absolutely awash with spectacular aerial maneuvers, far more so than the native American stuff.

[Lupin1]

Also-- depending on how old you are, hit the gym and eat right. Talk to your doctor first to see if serious weight training would be safe for you (it's not good for really young guys, so make sure you ask first). If there's one trait professional wrestler share, it's bulging biceps and rock-hard abs. You have to look like a monster with your shirt off to be considered in that profession, which, as Toptomcat said, is more like acting than fighting.

[amir1996]

Thanks guys

[Toptomcat]

Some training in improvisational drama couldn't hurt, either. Charisma, mike skills, and presence are what help differentiate good professional wrestlers from great ones: I think Mick Foley once said that the WWE heavyweight champion would be Kenta Kobashi if it were purely about the ability to perform physically.

[Kuma]

My best friend has been an indy pro wrestler for years now. He wrestled in high school and college which gave him a great background and would be ideal for you. Weight training is definitely important too as the guys who go pro are usually big. Toptomcat has a good idea too, classes in drama can't hurt either. Gymnastics would also be good if you can get into them.

The main thing to remember is when they're looking for pros is they're looking for rock solid basics first and foremost. The lucha libre flips and flying attacks are great to know, but they're going to want to see if you can do the basic stuff. Check around your area too, there's indy pro wrestling schools all around that you could possibly find.

[amir1996]

Ahhh alright my mom said i'm allowed to go to gymnastics. I found a gymnastic class close to where I live. Thanks for the tips.

[Toptomcat]

And your high school ought to have a wrestling team.

[amir1996]

there is wrestling in my high school that I am going to be in this year but i'm 5'4" but I have really good abs and I have muscle.

[bushido_man96]

Don't worry about your size for Wrestling too much; that's why they have weight classes.