ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯑꯦꯄꯥꯔꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: ꯆꯉꯩꯕ ꯁꯔꯦꯗꯩ9115.
• Equipment: Kaotemsa

Introduction to the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯑꯦꯄꯥꯔꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯑꯦꯄꯥꯔꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ, ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯏꯆꯝ ꯆꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯗꯦꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯡ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯑꯦꯄꯥꯔꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯕ꯭ꯂꯦꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯅꯥꯀꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯣꯈꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯅꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ 10ꯗꯒꯤ 15 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯑꯦꯄꯥꯔꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• **ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ**: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯨꯟꯗꯣꯛ-ꯁꯦꯃꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ (arching) ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ**: ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯣꯈꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯅꯒꯅꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯀꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• **ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯂꯕꯣꯁꯤꯡ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ**: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯅꯤ꯫

ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯑꯦꯄꯥꯔꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯑꯦꯄꯥꯔꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯑꯦꯄꯥꯔꯠ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ, ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯏꯆꯝ ꯆꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯆꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯔꯠ ꯒꯥꯏꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯁꯨ ꯇꯀꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯑꯦꯄꯥꯔꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯑꯦꯄꯥꯔꯠ: ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯗꯤꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯑꯦꯄꯥꯔꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯄꯨꯅꯁꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯒꯣꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯑꯦꯄꯥꯔꯠ: ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯒꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯜꯂꯤ, ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯑꯦꯄꯥꯔꯠ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯀꯄꯨ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯃꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯂꯪꯖꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯑꯦꯄꯥꯔꯠ: ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯑꯦꯄꯥꯔꯇꯇꯥ ꯂꯨꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯁꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯑꯦꯄꯥꯔꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯡ: ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯑꯦꯄꯥꯔꯇꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ, ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯇꯤꯁꯤꯃꯁ ꯗꯣꯔꯁꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯣꯝꯕꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯄꯤ꯫
• ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯔꯣ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯑꯦꯄꯥꯔꯇꯄꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ, ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯄꯦꯖꯤꯌꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯇꯤꯁꯃꯁ ꯗꯣꯔꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯏ꯫