ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊꯇꯥ ꯌꯨꯝꯐꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯗꯖꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯜ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯨꯞ ꯀꯌꯥꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

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

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯔꯥꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯍꯨꯟꯗꯣꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ, ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯥꯎꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯟꯇꯔꯗꯥ ꯍꯜꯂꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯂꯦꯃꯍꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯦꯟꯇꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯜꯂꯀꯎ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯩꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯔꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯍꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯑꯦꯗꯖꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯇꯀꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯗꯖꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯀꯔ ꯄꯣꯏꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯀꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ꯫

ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯆꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯗꯖꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯗꯤ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯥꯐꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯖꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯊꯦꯔꯥꯄꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯛ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ, ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯀꯣꯀꯊꯣꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫
• ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ, ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫

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

• ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯑꯦꯄꯥꯔꯠ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯗꯁꯨ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯆꯥꯀꯁꯤꯡꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯄꯀꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯀꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯡ ꯃꯣꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫