ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

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• Equipment: Kaotemsa

Introduction to the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯂꯣ-ꯏꯝꯄꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ, ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ, ꯑꯍꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ, ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ (hip-width) ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯀꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯎ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯧꯔꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯟ: ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯤꯇꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯌꯥꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯐꯝꯃꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯁꯨꯄꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯨꯄꯊꯣꯛꯂꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯁꯥꯏꯗ-ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯗꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯅꯦꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖꯁꯤꯡ: ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯅꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯋꯔꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯇꯉꯥꯏ ꯐꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯂꯪꯁ: ꯂꯪꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯕ꯭ꯌꯥꯗꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ, ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫