ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫

• Body Part: ꯁꯧꯇꯥꯌꯤꯅ, Leikharel
• Equipment: Kaotemsa
• Primary Muscles: Hamstrings
• Secondary Muscles: Gastrocnemius, Soleus

Introduction to the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫

ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ, ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯦꯝꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯂꯥꯌꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯆꯨꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯜ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯜ ꯑꯃꯔꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯃꯥꯌꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯇꯩ ꯁꯔꯨꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯥꯎꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯅꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫

• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ**: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯟꯊꯦꯡꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯖꯔꯀꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ**: ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯗꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯗꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• **ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ**: ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ (hips) ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫

ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯇꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯂꯧꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫?

• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ-ꯂꯦꯒ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯨꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫
• ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯅꯦꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯀꯣꯌꯕꯗꯥ ꯁꯦꯛꯌꯨꯑꯣꯔ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫?

• ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯕ꯭ꯌꯥꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯎꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯄꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯊꯣꯡꯁꯤꯡ: ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯊꯣꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯂꯥꯏꯤꯡ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫