ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: ꯆꯤ ꯆꯤꯡꯗ
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.

Introduction to the ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯚꯨꯖꯉ꯭ꯒꯥꯁꯥꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯈꯉꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯕ꯭ꯂꯦꯝ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯗꯦꯁ꯭ꯀꯀꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯥꯎꯈꯠꯂꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯤꯁꯅꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯆꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯖꯦꯁꯅꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯔꯒꯥꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯧꯒꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ, ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯁꯣꯛꯅ-ꯁꯝꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯣꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ 15ꯗꯒꯤ 30 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• **ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ:** ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• **ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ:** ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯇꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ:** ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯔ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ:** ꯃꯁꯤ꯫

ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯕꯨ ꯚꯨꯖꯉ꯭ꯒꯥꯁꯟ ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥꯁꯨ ꯈꯉꯅꯩ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ ꯁꯦꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯒꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯚꯔꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯁꯔꯇꯤꯐꯥꯏꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯏꯟꯁꯠꯔꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯇꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯁ꯭ꯐꯤꯡꯛꯁ ꯄꯣꯖ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯞ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯀꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯃꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯕꯤ ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯄꯣꯖ: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯒꯤ ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯚꯔꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩ꯫
• ꯀꯤꯡ ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯄꯣꯖ: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯒꯤ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯏ, ꯕꯦꯀꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯍꯥꯐ ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯄꯣꯖ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯉꯈꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯄꯒꯥ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯒꯥ ꯆꯥꯡꯗꯝꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯀꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯆꯥꯏꯜꯗ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯒꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯕꯦꯀꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯀꯥꯎꯟꯇꯔ-ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ, ꯍꯤꯄꯁ, ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯐꯤꯡꯛꯁ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯁꯦꯝ ꯁꯥꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯀꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ, ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫