ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ꯫

• Body Part: ꯆꯤ ꯆꯤꯡꯗ
• Equipment: Kaotemsa
• Primary Muscles: Obliques
• Secondary Muscles: Iliopsoas

Introduction to the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ꯫

ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ, ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯁꯥꯟꯅ-ꯈꯣꯠꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯋꯥꯠꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯇꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯀꯊꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯥꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯀꯅꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯜꯂꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯂꯦꯃꯍꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯀꯊꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯂꯦꯃꯍꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯔꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯐꯠ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯜꯇꯔ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯖꯔꯀꯤ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯒꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯆꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯒꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯏꯟꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯦ꯫
• ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯁꯦꯟꯇꯔꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯅꯥꯛ ꯅꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜ ꯃꯥꯡꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ꯫?

• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯁꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯕꯜ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ: ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯕꯜ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ: ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ꯫?

• ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔꯒꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨꯁꯨ ꯏꯅꯗꯥꯏꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯒꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫