ꯕꯦꯇꯂꯤꯡ ꯔꯣꯄꯁ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ꯫

• Body Part: ꯐꯥꯁꯤ, ꯆꯉꯩꯕ ꯁꯔꯦꯗꯩ9115.
• Equipment: སࡒࡌࡒࡓࡐ ࡀࡡࡇ࡙

Introduction to the ꯕꯦꯇꯂꯤꯡ ꯔꯣꯄꯁ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ꯫

ꯕꯦꯇꯂꯤꯡ ꯔꯣꯄꯁ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ, ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯥꯏ-ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯊꯋꯥꯏ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯍꯦꯜꯊ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯈꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯦꯂꯣꯔꯤ ꯃꯩ ꯆꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯈꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯃꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯦꯇꯂꯤꯡ ꯔꯣꯄꯁ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯝꯄꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯈꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯔꯣꯞ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯇꯝꯄꯥꯛ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯖꯤꯅꯕꯤꯌꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯎꯆꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯂꯦꯄꯊꯣꯛꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯕꯤꯌꯨ, ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯦꯇꯂꯤꯡ ꯔꯣꯄꯁ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ꯫

• ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯔꯣꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯨꯞꯅꯒꯤ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯄꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯁꯐꯔ ꯇꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯔꯣꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯉꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯁꯣꯛ-ꯄꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅꯥ ꯇꯝꯄꯥꯛ: ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯔꯣꯄꯀꯤ ꯂꯝꯕꯤ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅꯥ ꯇꯝꯄꯥꯛ ꯁꯦꯝꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯇꯝꯄꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯒꯨꯅꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯋꯦꯕ ꯄꯦꯇꯔꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯉꯥꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

ꯕꯦꯇꯂꯤꯡ ꯔꯣꯄꯁ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯦꯇꯂꯤꯡ ꯔꯣꯄꯁ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯇꯂꯤꯡ ꯔꯣꯄꯁ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯔꯣꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯀꯨꯏꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯌꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯁꯨ ꯔꯤꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯦꯇꯂꯤꯡ ꯔꯣꯄꯁ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ꯫?

• ꯗꯕꯜ ꯋꯦꯕ ꯕꯦꯠꯂꯤꯡ ꯔꯣꯄꯁ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯦꯕ ꯁꯦꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯇꯀꯤ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯕꯦꯠꯂꯤꯡ ꯔꯣꯄꯁ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ: ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯞ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯐꯣꯔꯁ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯒꯥꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯄꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯥꯔꯇꯀꯤ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯇꯨ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯦꯠꯂꯤꯡ ꯔꯣꯄꯁ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ-ꯇꯨ-ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯤꯀꯅꯦꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯖꯝꯄꯤꯡ ꯖꯦꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯕꯦꯠꯂꯤꯡ ꯔꯣꯄꯁ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯖꯝꯄꯤꯡ ꯖꯦꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯇꯇꯥ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯑꯦꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯦꯇꯂꯤꯡ ꯔꯣꯄꯁ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ꯫?

• ꯕꯔꯄꯤꯁꯤꯡ: ꯕꯔꯄꯤꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯍꯥꯏ-ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯃꯇꯧꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯨꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯇꯂꯤꯡ ꯔꯣꯄꯁ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏꯕꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯦꯇꯂꯤꯡ ꯔꯣꯄꯁ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏꯒꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯔꯣꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫