Albert Le
You got to learn to how to jump and sit on to the head first. The head has to jump as high he can. The tail lifts the heads as high as he can just before the head reaches peak hieght and guides the heads butt onto his/her own head.then you move your feet on the shuolder. the tail holds on to your feet and you stand. The tail does not need to be a very strong person. I can do this( the shoulder and the head thing) and I'm very skinny and not very strong. I'm a High Schooler that's 120 and 5'7''. It depends on who they lift. Tails should lift people lighter to nearly the same weighted people. Anymore can severly hurt your back. For me, I think it's more mental than physical ability.

Geoff Hudson
You can try starting by jumping on to the tail's hips/front of thigh when the tail is in a low horse stance, then doing another jump from there onto the shoulders. Be careful comming down though.. you can shuffle slowly down the tail's chest with your feet

Usually we do three small 'hops' without leaving the ground, and on the third do the real jump, you just go down and up like you are going to jump, without jumping. It helps a lot to get the rythm and jump timed right. The front guy doesn't have to jump too hard and the back guy doesn't have to lift too hard. Of course, exercises will help! I doubt curls will help the tail, the biceps may not be too useful for the lifting. Pull-ups and push ups might be a lot better.

Sherman Wong
Here's an idea. Strap your sash around the punching bag and practice lifting that. You have to bring the object in towards your chest when lifting. Your body center and the head player's body center is important.

Head players should practice jumping in one spot. Jump straight up and land in the same spot. Key is to jump sraight up - by bringing your knees toward your chest and keeping your head up. Hands should not fly up, but should stay steady overhead as if holding the head. Many head players are worried about where they will land. You can not look down at your landing because as soon as you look down, your head tilt will tip you forward. As head player, the straighter you keep your body center, the easier it is for the head player to "place" you where he wants.

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