ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ꯫

• Body Part: ꯐꯥꯁꯤ
• Equipment: Kaotemsa
• Primary Muscles: Pectoralis Major Sternal Head
• Secondary Muscles: Deltoid Anterior, Latissimus Dorsi, Levator Scapulae, Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head

Introduction to the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ꯫

ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ, ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ꯫ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯒꯥ, ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯀꯔ ꯄꯣꯏꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯣꯈꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯛ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯂꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯊꯣꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯂꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯗꯥ, ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯦꯖꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯅꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ꯫

• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ**: ꯖꯔꯀꯤ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯣꯈꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• **ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯗꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ**: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯗꯥ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯂꯩꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• **ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ**: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯊꯣꯀꯄꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ...

ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯍꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯤꯇꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯖꯤꯑꯣꯊꯦꯔꯥꯄꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯅꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ꯫?

• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ, ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯟ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ, ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ꯫?

• ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ, ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥꯁꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯕꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯄꯨꯂꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯂꯤꯡ ꯃꯣꯁꯅꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯗꯦꯜꯇꯁꯤꯡ, ꯔꯣꯝꯕꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯤꯗꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯄꯦꯖꯤꯌꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯨꯂꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯨꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫