ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯗꯤꯐꯤꯅꯤꯁꯟ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯈꯅꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

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

• ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯗꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯀꯅꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯜꯂꯀꯎ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• **ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ:** ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ (hip-width) ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯤ꯫
• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ:** ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯨꯒꯥꯏꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯜꯂꯀꯎ꯫
• **ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯊ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ:** ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯗꯖꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯒꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯆꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯎꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁꯗꯥꯎꯅꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁꯗꯥꯎꯅꯁꯨ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯕꯣꯗꯤ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯑꯈꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯗꯥ, ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯂꯩ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯒꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯀꯏ꯫

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

• ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯨꯞ - ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁꯗꯥꯎꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁꯗꯥꯎꯅꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯄꯨ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁꯗꯥꯎꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯗꯤꯚꯦꯂꯄꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁꯗꯥꯎꯅꯒꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫