ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫

• Body Part: ᑿᐱᔾ
• Equipment: ꯏꯋꯔ ꯂꯣꯎꯦꯇꯣ

Introduction to the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯒꯦꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯛꯅꯦꯃꯤꯌꯥꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯣꯂꯤꯌꯁꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ, ꯕꯣꯗꯤ ꯕꯤꯜꯗꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯌꯥꯕꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ, ꯆꯥꯡ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯃꯥꯌꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯇꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯣꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯍꯥꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯄꯤꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯎꯟꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯗꯣꯡꯊꯤꯕꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯈꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ: ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯅꯨ꯫ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯐꯜ ꯂꯩ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯈꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯃꯗꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯏ꯫
• ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ: ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯥ...

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ, ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯖꯤꯝ-ꯒꯣꯌꯔ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯚꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫?

• ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯄꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯗꯕꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ, ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯗꯤꯐꯤꯁꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁꯤ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯀꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯂꯒꯤ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯔꯇꯦꯕꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫?

• ꯂꯧꯃꯤꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯏꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯈꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯥꯏꯖꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯗꯤꯚꯦꯂꯄꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫
• ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯂꯒꯤ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫