How to do a forward pike roll for gymnastics

This is an animated gymnastics tutorial for the forward pike roll. Use the controls to pause, slow down and follow along with detailed step by step text instructions that match up with each movement. This instructional gymnastics video is incredibly in depth and a great guide for learning the forward pike roll.

Forward Pike Roll - Gymnastics

In this lesson you will learn how to do a forward pike roll. That's a gymnastic front roll, where you roll forward in a piked position and stand up on your fully extended legs. A piked position is like a double leg stretch:
-> Legs fully extended, head close to shins.
After learning the pike roll, you should learn how to go from a handstand into a pike roll.

Trainer advice: Forward Pike Roll - Gymnastics

* Before you learn the forward pike roll, you should lean the how to do a normal front roll and work on your pike sitting on the floor and pushing down your hands. This way you improve your abdominal strength an get used to the pike position.
* Try this exercise on mats first.
* It is very important to move your center of gravity forward when you stand up. Do this by keeping your head close to the shins and throwing your arms forward when you stand up.
* It it's still very hard to stand up, try to roll on 2 judo mats and plant your feet
beyond the mats. Or roll downhill on grass.