ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: ᑐתתמתמעתחסחסקחרמ
• Equipment: ꯏꯋꯔ ꯂꯣꯎꯦꯇꯣ

Introduction to the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯕꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯂꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯋꯦꯠꯂꯤꯐꯇꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯐꯤꯠꯀꯤ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯔꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯖꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯀꯝꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯐꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯜ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯊꯣꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ, ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯌꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯂꯥꯀꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯒꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯪꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯁꯦꯝ-ꯁꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯗ-ꯊꯤꯡ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯀꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ (correct posture): ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯍꯦꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ‘ꯃꯁꯜ’ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯏꯗ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯕꯥ: ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ ꯃꯨꯕꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯈꯉꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯈꯛꯇꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯀꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯆ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯄꯨꯜ: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯔꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯁꯦꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆꯀꯤ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯦꯖꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ: ꯚꯔꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯔꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯦꯆ ꯐꯦꯖꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯒꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯒꯥꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ: ꯃꯁꯥ ꯃꯊꯟꯇꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯁꯨ, ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯅꯁꯤꯡ: ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆꯀꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯅꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯤꯗꯇꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯇꯥ ꯑꯅꯤꯁꯨꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯐꯦꯖꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯆꯥꯛ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯄꯨꯜ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯥ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆꯀꯤ ꯄꯨꯂꯤꯡ ꯐꯦꯖꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯇꯤꯁꯃꯁ ꯗꯣꯔꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫