ꯕ꯭ꯂꯣꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: ᑐתתמתמעתחסחסקחרמ
• Equipment: ꯏꯋꯔ ꯂꯣꯎꯦꯇꯣ

Introduction to the ꯕ꯭ꯂꯣꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯝ ꯕ꯭ꯂꯣꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ, ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ, ꯁ꯭ꯄꯤꯗ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯈꯤꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯃꯥꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕ꯭ꯂꯣꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯦꯃꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯇꯨꯅꯥ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯌꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯣꯌꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕ꯭ꯂꯣꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯀꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕ꯭ꯂꯣꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ: ꯕ꯭ꯂꯣꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯄꯤꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ꯫ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯁ ꯇꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯒꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯅꯒꯗꯕꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯒꯅꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯐꯥꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯦꯂꯕꯣ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯟ: ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯦꯛꯁꯤꯃꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ꯫

ꯕ꯭ꯂꯣꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕ꯭ꯂꯣꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯝ ꯕ꯭ꯂꯣꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯟ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯀꯣꯆ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯛ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯁꯨ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯀꯄꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯔꯦꯖꯤꯃꯦꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯍꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕ꯭ꯂꯣꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯕ꯭ꯂꯣꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯤ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕ꯭ꯂꯣꯛ ꯁꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯤ "ꯍꯦꯡꯒ" ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯅꯗꯒꯤꯅꯤ, ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯑꯀꯣꯌꯕꯗꯥ ꯂꯩ꯫
• ꯕ꯭ꯂꯣꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯅꯒꯤ ꯑꯅꯤꯁꯨꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯐꯦꯖꯗꯥ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯐꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯪꯗꯅꯥ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯄꯨꯂꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯕ꯭ꯂꯣꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯂꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯔꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯝ ꯕ꯭ꯂꯣꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯔꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯥꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯄꯨꯂꯗꯒꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯤꯁꯤꯚ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯁꯤꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕ꯭ꯂꯣꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠꯁꯤꯡ: ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯇꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯔ ꯆꯦꯟꯗꯥ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛꯗꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯝ ꯕ꯭ꯂꯣꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯐꯦꯖꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯄꯨꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯄꯨꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯝ ꯕ꯭ꯂꯣꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ‘ꯖꯔꯛ’ ꯐꯦꯖꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯏ꯫