ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯨ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯨ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯨ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯣꯔꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ, ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯏꯂꯦꯠꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯔꯃꯤꯗꯤꯌꯦꯠꯇꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯗꯚꯥꯟꯁ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯏꯊꯨꯁꯤꯌꯥꯁꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯨ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯆꯦꯠꯄꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯔꯦꯖꯤꯃꯦꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯨ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯃꯥꯌꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯁꯤꯂꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯥꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯃꯥꯌꯗꯥ ꯌꯧꯔꯛꯠꯔꯤꯕꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯤ-ꯁꯔꯛꯌꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯦꯟꯇꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯤ-ꯁꯔꯛꯌꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯦꯠ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯨ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯤ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯀꯤ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯛꯅꯤꯡ ꯆꯪꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯖꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯍꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫

ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯨ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯨ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯄꯥꯏꯂꯦꯠꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯈꯉꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯁꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯩꯊꯣꯏ-ꯁꯤꯡꯊꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯝꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯥꯐꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯟ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯔꯤꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯨ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯕꯇꯔꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯨ ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯈꯉꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯤꯡꯗ ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯨ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯑꯅꯤ ꯂꯩ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯨ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯂꯀꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯣꯔꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯌꯥꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯏꯟ ꯀꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯈꯉꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯃꯦꯂꯤꯌꯔ ꯈꯣꯉꯎꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯣꯀꯦꯠ ꯈꯣꯉꯎꯄꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯨꯒꯤ ꯀꯝꯄꯦꯛꯇ ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯑꯌꯥꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯕꯣꯇꯜ ꯍꯥꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯕꯤꯠ ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯨ ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯈꯉꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯨ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯨ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯛ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯗꯤꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯨꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯌꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯏꯂꯦꯛꯠꯔꯤꯛ ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯨ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯣꯗꯔꯟ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯣꯇꯂꯗꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯔꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯇꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯥꯕꯗꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯅꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯏ ꯊꯀꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯈꯨꯗꯣꯡꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯄꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯨ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯁꯤꯖꯔ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯨꯒꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯔꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁꯛꯔꯨ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯥꯌ ꯄꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯆꯥꯀꯁꯤꯡꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯄꯥꯏꯂꯦꯠꯁ ꯇꯤꯖꯔ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯨꯒꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔꯀꯁ꯭ꯛꯔꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫