ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯖꯦꯔꯆꯦꯔ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: Leikharel
• Equipment: ꯏꯋꯔ ꯂꯣꯎꯦꯇꯣ

Introduction to the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯖꯦꯔꯆꯦꯔ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯖꯦꯔꯆꯦꯔ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ, ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯊꯂꯦꯇꯤꯛ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯔꯃꯤꯗꯤꯌꯦꯠꯇꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯗꯚꯥꯟꯁ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯝꯅꯩ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯕꯨ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯂꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯖꯦꯔꯆꯦꯔ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯧꯎ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯦꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯨꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯤꯀꯄꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯈꯠꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯝꯕꯤ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯣꯌꯁꯤꯜꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯦꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯀꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯖꯦꯔꯆꯦꯔ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• **ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ**: ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯄꯀꯤ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯨꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯁꯃꯦꯟꯇ**: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ 90ꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯦꯛꯌꯨꯑꯣꯔ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯟꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯣꯈꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯁꯤꯡ**: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯩꯗꯧꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯡꯇꯛꯅꯒꯅꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯤ

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯖꯦꯔꯆꯦꯔ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯖꯦꯔꯆꯦꯔ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯖꯦꯔꯆꯦꯔ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯕꯖꯦꯛꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯖꯦꯔꯆꯦꯔ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯑꯥꯔꯝ, ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯔꯤꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯖꯦꯔꯆꯦꯔ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯖꯦꯔꯆꯦꯔ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ: ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯥꯂꯦꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯖꯦꯔꯆꯦꯔ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯖꯦꯔꯆꯦꯔ ꯂꯪꯖ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯪꯁ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯖꯦꯔꯆꯦꯔ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯖꯦꯔꯆꯦꯔ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯖꯦꯔꯆꯦꯔ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯖꯦꯔꯆꯦꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ-ꯑꯞ: ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯖꯦꯔꯆꯦꯔ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯠꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯊꯥꯡꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯖꯦꯔꯆꯦꯔ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ: ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥꯜ ꯆꯦꯟ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ, ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯤ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯖꯦꯔꯆꯦꯔ ꯀꯦꯔꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯂꯧꯃꯤꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯆꯠ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯖꯦꯔꯆꯦꯔ ꯀꯦꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯨꯕꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯁꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯨꯕꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫