ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯕꯤꯂꯣ ꯗ ꯅꯤꯁ꯫

• Body Part: ᑐתתמתמעתחסחסקחרמ
• Equipment: ꯏꯋꯔ ꯂꯣꯎꯦꯇꯣ

Introduction to the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯕꯤꯂꯣ ꯗ ꯅꯤꯁ꯫

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯕꯤꯂꯣ ꯗꯤ ꯅꯤꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ, ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ, ꯁ꯭ꯄꯤꯗ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯗꯤꯖꯥꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯤ ꯋꯦꯠꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ, ꯐꯨꯇꯕꯣꯜ, ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯤꯜꯗ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯆꯤꯡꯕꯥ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯀꯝꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫

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

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯜꯂꯛꯠꯔꯤꯕꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯦꯀꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯕꯤꯂꯣ ꯗ ꯅꯤꯁ꯫

• **ꯄꯥꯋꯔꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯜ**: ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯣꯔꯁ ꯁꯦꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ꯫ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯈꯛꯇꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯀꯦꯆ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ**: ꯄꯨꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯦꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯤꯃꯤꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯕꯤꯂꯣ ꯗ ꯅꯤꯁ꯫ FAQs

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

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯕꯤꯂꯣ ꯗꯤ ꯅꯤꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯈꯉꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯥꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯛ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯤꯗꯕꯦꯛ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯆ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯃꯤꯟꯅꯕꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

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

• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯕꯤꯂꯣ ꯗꯤ ꯅꯤꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯦꯟꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯕꯤꯂꯣ ꯗꯤ ꯅꯤꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯅꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯕꯤꯂꯣ ꯗꯤ ꯅꯤꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯔꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯔꯇꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯄꯥꯋꯔꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯕꯤꯂꯣ ꯗꯤ ꯅꯤꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯔꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯗꯤꯃꯥꯟꯗ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

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

• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯖꯔꯛ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯕꯤꯂꯣ ꯗꯤ ꯅꯤꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ, ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯆꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯥꯂꯦꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ, ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯟ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯔꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯔ ꯆꯦꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯕꯤꯂꯣ ꯗꯤ ꯅꯤꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯅꯤꯁꯨꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯐꯦꯖꯗꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯣꯅꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡꯅꯤ꯫