ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: ᑐᗐᑲᕑᔭᖏ ᑎᔔᔕᖏᖏ , ᱡᱟᱥᱚᱣᱟᱯᱚᱸ ᱢᱚᱦᱟ.
• Equipment: Kaotemsa
• Primary Muscles: Triceps Brachii

Introduction to the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯦꯃꯖꯤꯟ ꯁꯥꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯌꯨꯝꯐꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯗꯖꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯜ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯦ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯂꯥꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯅꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯀꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯃꯍꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯀꯤꯛꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯏꯟꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯥꯔꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯃꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯤꯃꯤꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯵

ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯂꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯔꯤꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯀꯅꯤ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯀꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯅꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯗꯥ, ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯛ ꯄꯂꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯀꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯂꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ, ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯂꯪꯁ: ꯂꯪꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯈꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯕ꯭ꯌꯥꯗꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯤꯃꯦꯠꯔꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯤꯌꯁ ꯃꯦꯛꯁꯤꯃꯝ ꯃꯁꯂꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯗꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫