ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯄꯥꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯄꯥꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯄꯥꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯁꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯗꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯈꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯄꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯂꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ, ꯁ꯭ꯀꯥꯂꯄꯆꯥꯔꯗ ꯃꯤꯗꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯐꯪꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫

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

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯈꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯂꯥꯄꯊꯣꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯄꯥꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯂꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯀꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ: ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯅꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯄꯥꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯄꯥꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯞꯄꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯒꯥꯏꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯁꯨ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

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

• ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯆꯦꯌꯥꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯀꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ, ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯨꯄꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯒꯤ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯀꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ, ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯨꯄꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ, ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯟꯆ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫

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

• ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯁ ꯈꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯞꯄꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆꯀꯥ ꯄꯨꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯃꯤꯟꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯥꯏꯀꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯥꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯋꯥꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯟꯆꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯣꯂꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯛ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ꯫