ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ-ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯋꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯗꯚꯥꯟꯁ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯀꯣꯛ ꯆꯤꯀꯄꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯜ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯂꯒꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯛ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯂꯦꯃꯍꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯥꯎꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯃꯍꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• **ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ**: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯍꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯂꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯅꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ**: ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ**: ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁ.ꯑꯩꯆ

ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯛ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯆꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤꯕꯁꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯎꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯆꯦꯌꯥꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯁꯦꯛꯌꯨꯑꯣꯔ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯀꯔ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗꯇꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯔꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆꯇꯥ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯃꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯗꯤꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥꯁꯨ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯄꯦꯌꯥꯔ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯥꯏꯀꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯔꯤꯖꯅꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫