ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: ꯐꯥꯁꯤ
• Equipment: Kaotemsa
• Primary Muscles: Pectoralis Major Sternal Head
• Secondary Muscles: Deltoid Anterior, Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head, Triceps Brachii

Introduction to the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯥꯁꯤꯛ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯇꯀꯤ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯔꯃꯤꯗꯤꯌꯦꯠ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯗꯚꯥꯟꯁ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ, ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯅꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯜ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯅꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯐꯃꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯔꯨ-ꯇꯅꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟꯗꯥ ꯑꯊꯤꯡꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯂꯦꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯖꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• **ꯈꯨꯗꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯊꯥꯕꯥ:** ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯍꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯤꯃꯤꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ:** ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯀꯊꯣꯡꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ (hips) ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯠꯇꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ (back strain) ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ 45ꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯇꯁꯦꯡꯕꯗꯤ, ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯈꯔꯗꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯌꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯇ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯀꯔ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯀꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯥꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ꯫
• ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯗꯤꯄꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ (ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ) ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯦꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫