ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯄꯥꯝꯁ ꯑꯥꯞ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯥꯔ ꯑꯦ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ꯫

• Body Part: Laŋbioipi
• Equipment: ꯏꯋꯔ ꯂꯣꯎꯦꯇꯣ

Introduction to the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯄꯥꯝꯁ ꯑꯥꯞ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯥꯔ ꯑꯦ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ꯫

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯄꯥꯝꯁ ꯑꯞ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯑꯦ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯣꯔꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯇꯦꯅꯤꯁ, ꯔꯣꯛ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯥꯏꯝꯕꯤꯡ, ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯋꯦꯠꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯗꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯌꯥꯔꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯃꯥꯌꯗꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯄꯥꯝꯁ ꯑꯥꯞ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯥꯔ ꯑꯦ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯌꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯌꯈꯠꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯛꯁꯤꯃꯝ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯌ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯄꯥꯝꯁ ꯑꯥꯞ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯥꯔ ꯑꯦ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ꯫

• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ**: ꯀꯔꯜ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯃꯥꯌꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯣꯅꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• **ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯂꯣꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ**: ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯂꯣꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯩ ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯈꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯃꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯛꯀꯅꯤ꯫
• **ꯐꯨꯜ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ**: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯄꯥꯝꯁ ꯑꯥꯞ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯥꯔ ꯑꯦ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯄꯥꯝꯁ ꯑꯥꯞ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯥꯔ ꯑꯦ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯄꯥꯝꯁ ꯑꯞ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯑꯦ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯚꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯒꯥꯏꯗ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯔꯤꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯄꯥꯝꯁ ꯑꯥꯞ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯥꯔ ꯑꯦ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ꯫?

• ꯀꯦꯕꯜ ꯄꯥꯝꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯥꯔ ꯑꯦ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ: ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯀꯦꯕꯜ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯄꯥꯝꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯥꯔ ꯑꯦ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯀꯄꯨ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯃꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯕꯣꯂꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯄꯥꯝꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯐꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯄꯥꯝꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯑꯦ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯀꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯄꯥꯝꯁ ꯑꯥꯞ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯥꯔ ꯑꯦ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ꯫?

• ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯑꯥꯔꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯀꯤꯑꯣꯔꯦꯗꯤꯑꯦꯂꯤꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯄꯥꯃꯁ ꯑꯞ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯑꯦ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯇꯉꯥꯏ ꯐꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯑꯥꯔꯃꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯍꯥꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯄꯥꯝꯁ ꯑꯞ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯑꯦ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯀꯤꯌꯥꯂꯤꯁ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯅꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫