ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯁꯔ꯫

• Body Part: ᱡᱟᱥᱚᱣᱟᱯᱚᱸ ᱢᱚᱦᱟ.
• Equipment: Kaotemsa

Introduction to the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯁꯔ꯫

ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯁꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯅꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯗꯤꯐꯤꯅꯤꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯀꯁꯦꯂꯕꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯁꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯁꯔ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯇꯁꯦꯡꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯒꯤ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯦꯖꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯤꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯁꯔ꯫

• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ:** ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯁꯤꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯌꯥꯝꯕꯗꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯈꯔꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯀꯊꯣꯡꯕꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ:** ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯂꯕꯣꯏ ꯖꯣꯅꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ:** ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫

ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯁꯔ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯁꯔ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯁꯔ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯚꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯁꯔ꯫?

• ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯁꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯂꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯁꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ, ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯑꯃꯃꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯨꯄꯤꯅꯦꯇꯦꯗ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯁꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯤꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯄꯦꯇꯔꯟ ꯍꯣꯡꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯁꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯗꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯁꯔ꯫?

• ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯁꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥꯁꯨ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯥꯎꯟꯗ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯖꯣꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯣꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯄꯨꯛꯅꯤꯡ ꯊꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯂꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯁꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯌꯥꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯑꯇꯩ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯅꯗꯦ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯗꯤꯕꯦꯂꯄꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯇꯤꯛꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫