ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯔꯤꯚꯔ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

• Body Part: Laŋbioipi
• Equipment: ꯏꯋꯔ ꯂꯣꯎꯦꯇꯣ

Introduction to the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯔꯤꯚꯔ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯑꯥꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯗꯤꯐꯤꯅꯤꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ, ꯋꯦꯠꯂꯤꯐꯇꯔꯁꯤꯡ, ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯣꯔꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯔꯤꯚꯔ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ (ꯄꯥꯝꯐꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ) ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ, ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯌ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯄꯤꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯔꯤꯚꯔ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ: ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯑꯇꯩ ꯁꯔꯨꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯉꯥꯏꯔꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ: ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯦꯛꯌꯨꯑꯣꯔ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯞꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯨꯄꯊꯣꯛꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ꯫

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯔꯤꯚꯔ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯔꯤꯚꯔ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯎꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯔꯤꯚꯔ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫?

• ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯕꯜ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯦꯕꯜ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯔꯇꯦꯕꯜ ꯑꯣꯄꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯟ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯀꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯔꯤꯚꯔ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫?

• ꯍꯥꯃꯔ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡ: ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯀꯤꯌꯥꯂꯤꯁ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯑꯥꯔꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯥ, ꯍꯥꯃꯔ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯂꯕꯣ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯅꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯂꯧꯃꯤꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯆꯠ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯣꯔꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯣꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯂꯒꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫