ꯑꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯕ ꯄꯟꯆꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: ꯐꯥꯁꯤ, ꯆꯉꯩꯕ ꯁꯔꯦꯗꯩ9115.
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.

Introduction to the ꯑꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯕ ꯄꯟꯆꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯑꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯕ ꯄꯟꯆꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ, ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯕꯣꯛꯁꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯤꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯍꯦꯜꯊ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯜ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯔꯤꯂꯤꯐ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯦꯂꯣꯔꯤ ꯃꯩ ꯆꯥꯀꯄꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯑꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯕ ꯄꯟꯆꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯔꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡꯖꯨꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯒꯥꯔꯗ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ, ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯔꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯜꯇꯔꯅꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯕꯤꯌꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯟꯆ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯄꯟꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯒꯥꯔꯗ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯑꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯕ ꯄꯟꯆꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ: ꯑꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯚ ꯄꯟꯆꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯄꯤꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯈꯛꯇꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯖꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯄꯟꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ: ꯄꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯣꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯟꯆ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯌꯥꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯗꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯔꯨ ꯇꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯕ꯭ꯂꯦꯝ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫

ꯑꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯕ ꯄꯟꯆꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯑꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯕ ꯄꯟꯆꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯕ ꯄꯟꯆꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯍꯧꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯏꯆꯝ ꯆꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯉꯥꯂꯒꯤ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯤꯡꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯥꯁꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯒꯥꯏꯗꯂꯥꯏꯅꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯂꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯑꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯕ ꯄꯟꯆꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯑꯄꯥꯔꯀꯠ ꯄꯟꯆꯤꯡ: ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯄꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ-ꯃꯇꯧ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯖꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯨꯛ ꯄꯟꯆꯤꯡ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯖꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯍꯨꯛ ꯄꯟꯆꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯣꯜꯇꯔ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ꯫
• ꯍꯥꯏ-ꯂꯣ ꯄꯟꯆꯤꯡ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯏ-ꯂꯣ ꯄꯟꯆꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣ ꯄꯟꯆꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯣꯜꯇꯔ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯖꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯤꯗ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯄꯤꯗ ꯄꯟꯆꯤꯡ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯟꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ, ꯃꯇꯝ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯕ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯑꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯕ ꯄꯟꯆꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ, ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯄꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯖꯝꯄꯤꯡ ꯔꯣꯞ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯑꯦꯟꯗ꯭ꯌꯨꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯖꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯕ ꯄꯟꯆꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯤꯔꯤꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯏꯅꯔꯖꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯤꯁꯟ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫