ꯕꯣꯛꯁꯔ ꯁꯐ꯭ꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: Leikharel
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.

Introduction to the ꯕꯣꯛꯁꯔ ꯁꯐ꯭ꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯕꯣꯛꯁꯔ ꯁꯐꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯍꯦꯜꯊ, ꯑꯦꯖꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ, ꯂꯣ-ꯏꯝꯄꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯄꯀꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯤꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯔꯤ꯫ ꯕꯣꯛꯁꯔ ꯁꯐꯐꯂꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯕꯅꯥ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯍꯥꯔꯠ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯀꯦꯂꯣꯔꯤ ꯃꯩ ꯊꯥꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯃꯤꯅꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯣꯛꯁꯔ ꯁꯐ꯭ꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯃꯍꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯃꯥꯌꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯀꯎ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ, ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯈꯤꯕꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ, ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯦꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯣꯛꯁꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯥꯔꯇꯀꯤ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯖꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯁꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯣꯛꯁꯔ ꯁꯐ꯭ꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• **ꯔꯤꯂꯥꯛꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ:** ꯕꯣꯛꯁꯔ ꯁꯐꯐꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯔꯤꯂꯥꯛꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁꯔꯨ ꯇꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯆꯠꯁꯤꯡ:** ꯕꯣꯛꯁꯔ ꯁꯐꯐꯝ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯤꯗꯝ (rethmic) ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯖꯔꯛ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯔꯁ꯭ꯃꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯁꯥꯕꯨ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• **Keep Your Guard Up:** ꯕꯣꯛꯁꯔ ꯁꯐꯐꯝ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯁꯨ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

ꯕꯣꯛꯁꯔ ꯁꯐ꯭ꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯣꯛꯁꯔ ꯁꯐ꯭ꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯣꯛꯁꯔ ꯁꯐꯐ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ, ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯄꯀꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯍꯀꯁꯦꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯂꯣ-ꯏꯝꯄꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ, ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯔꯤꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯣꯛꯁꯔ ꯁꯐ꯭ꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁ-ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ ꯕꯣꯛꯁꯔ ꯁꯐꯐ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯎꯟꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯖꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯕꯜ ꯍꯣꯞ ꯕꯣꯛꯁꯔ ꯁꯐꯜ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯆ ꯇꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯇꯀꯤ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯕꯣꯛꯁꯔ ꯁꯐꯐꯝ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯖꯤꯟ ꯁꯥꯖꯤꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯅꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯥꯏꯗ-ꯇꯨ-ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯣꯛꯁꯔ ꯁꯐꯐ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯁꯨꯞꯅꯇꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯂꯤ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯃꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯣꯛꯁꯔ ꯁꯐ꯭ꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯁꯦꯗꯣꯡ ꯕꯣꯛꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯣꯛꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ, ꯁ꯭ꯄꯤꯗ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯖꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯣꯛꯁꯔ ꯁꯐꯐꯝ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯕꯔꯄꯤꯁꯤꯡ: ꯕꯔꯄꯤꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯣꯛꯁꯔ ꯁꯐꯐꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯣꯛꯁꯔ ꯁꯐꯐꯂꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫