ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯕꯤꯂꯣ ꯗ ꯅꯤꯁ꯫

• Body Part: ᑐתתמתמעתחסחסקחרמ
• Equipment: ꯏꯋꯔ ꯂꯣꯎꯦꯇꯣ

Introduction to the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯕꯤꯂꯣ ꯗ ꯅꯤꯁ꯫

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯕꯤꯂꯣ ꯗ ꯅꯤꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ, ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯅꯁꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ, ꯋꯦꯠꯂꯤꯐꯇꯔꯁꯤꯡ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯐꯤꯖꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯖꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯕꯤꯂꯣ ꯗ ꯅꯤꯁ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯒꯥ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯍꯥꯏꯠ (chest high) ꯌꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯕꯤꯂꯣ ꯗ ꯅꯤꯁ꯫

• ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯗ-ꯊꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯦꯝꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ; ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯅꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯀꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯡꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯕꯤꯂꯣ ꯗ ꯅꯤꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯕꯤꯂꯣ ꯗ ꯅꯤꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯕꯤꯂꯣ ꯗꯤ ꯅꯤꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯈꯉꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯔꯦꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯕꯤꯂꯣ ꯗ ꯅꯤꯁ꯫?

• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯕꯤꯂꯣ ꯗ ꯅꯤꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯍꯨꯠ ꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯕꯤꯂꯣ ꯗ ꯅꯤꯁ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯍꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯔꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯦꯆ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯤꯗ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯖꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯕꯤꯂꯣ ꯗ ꯅꯤꯁ꯫?

• ꯔꯣꯃꯥꯅꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯇꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯕꯤꯂꯣ ꯗꯤ ꯅꯤꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯅꯒꯤ ꯄꯨꯂꯤꯡ ꯐꯦꯖꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯔ ꯆꯦꯟ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ – ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ –ꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯍꯤꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯑꯦ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯣꯅꯦꯟꯇ꯫
• ꯄꯨꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯕꯤꯂꯣ ꯗ ꯅꯤꯁꯀꯤ "ꯀꯦꯆ" ꯐꯦꯖꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯄꯥꯋꯔꯁꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯅꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯇꯉꯥꯏ ꯐꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫