ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: ᑐתתמתמעתחסחסקחרמ
• Equipment: ꯏꯋꯔ ꯂꯣꯎꯦꯇꯣ

Introduction to the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ, ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯐꯨꯜ-ꯕꯣꯗꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ, ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯋꯦꯠꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫

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

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯥꯐ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯤꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯒꯥ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯜꯂꯛꯠꯔꯤꯕꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯒꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯊꯪꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯅꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ (hips) ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯖꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯡꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯤꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ: ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯃꯥꯡꯈꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯗꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ...

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯈꯔꯗꯥ ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯔꯤꯌꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯖꯤꯝ-ꯒꯣꯌꯔ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯚꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ, ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯦꯝ-ꯁꯥꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯗꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

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

• ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯔꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯔꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯐꯥꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯄꯥꯋꯔꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯍꯦꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ, ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ‘ꯍꯦꯡ’ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆꯀꯤ ꯑꯅꯤꯁꯨꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯐꯦꯖꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯔꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯥꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆꯀꯤ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯔꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯒꯥꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

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

• ꯄꯨꯜ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯇꯆꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯐꯦꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯣꯏꯪꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆꯇꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯍꯤꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫