ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: ꯆꯤ ꯆꯤꯡꯗ
• Equipment: Kaotemsa
• Primary Muscles: Obliques
• Secondary Muscles: , Adductor Longus, Adductor Magnus, Gluteus Medius, Iliopsoas, Tensor Fasciae Latae

Introduction to the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯗꯚꯥꯟꯁ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯗꯖꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯆꯤꯀꯄꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯁꯨ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ꯫

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

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯑꯔꯥꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯌꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯄꯤꯌꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯛ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯒꯥ, ꯂꯦꯃꯍꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯈꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯆꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯆꯠꯁꯤꯡ**: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯇꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• **ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯗꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ**: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯪꯗ꯭ꯔꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯀꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯜ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• **Do Not Over Twist**: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯇꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ...

ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯎꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯆꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤꯕꯁꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯂꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯖꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯊꯦꯔꯥꯄꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯕꯁꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ, ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯀꯣꯌꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯀꯔ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ, ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯔꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯕ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ, ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯅꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯄꯨꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯇꯩꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫

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

• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯔꯣ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯈꯨꯗꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥꯁꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫