ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ-ꯑꯞ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: ꯐꯥꯁꯤ
• Equipment: Kaotemsa

Introduction to the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ-ꯑꯞ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ-ꯑꯞ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯗꯤꯖꯥꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ, ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯀꯤ ꯁꯤꯟꯃꯤꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯝꯂꯛꯀꯤ ꯁꯥ-ꯎꯆꯦꯛ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯕꯦꯖꯕꯣꯂꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯍꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯁꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ-ꯑꯞ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯆꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯂꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯣꯈꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯥꯎꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯅꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ-ꯑꯞ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯖꯔꯀꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯗꯣꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯒꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠꯀꯤ ꯃꯒꯨꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯒꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯆꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯟꯅ-ꯇꯩꯅꯕꯗꯥ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯂꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ: ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯅꯒꯗꯕꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆꯔꯅꯤ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯁꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯀꯩꯗꯧꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ-ꯑꯞ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ-ꯑꯞ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ-ꯑꯞ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯂꯣ-ꯏꯝꯄꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ, ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯇꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯎꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯈꯨꯗꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯤꯇꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯧ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ-ꯑꯞ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ: ꯚꯔꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗꯇꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯈꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯗꯤꯁꯂꯣꯀꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡ (band dislocates): ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯒꯥ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯒꯥ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯔꯅꯦꯜ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯟ: ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯏꯟꯇꯔꯅꯦꯜ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯟ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯔꯅꯦꯜ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯅꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯩ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ-ꯑꯞ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• "ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯜ-ꯑꯦꯄꯥꯔꯇꯁ" ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ-ꯑꯞ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆꯀꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯔꯤꯖꯅꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯔꯣꯝꯕꯣꯏꯗ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯄꯦꯖꯤꯌꯁ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯏꯟꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯃꯣꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• "ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ" ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ-ꯑꯞ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯈꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯇꯤꯁꯃꯁ ꯗꯣꯔꯁꯤꯗꯁꯨ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫