ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯂꯪꯖ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯂꯪꯖ꯫

ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯀ꯭ꯕ꯭ꯌꯥꯗ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯅꯁꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯛ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯡꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯨꯕꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯃꯣꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯂꯪꯖ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯀꯊꯦꯡꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯃꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯥ ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ 90 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯦꯃꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯚꯔ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯁꯥꯃꯀꯄꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯃꯍꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁꯦꯠ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯑꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯚ ꯁꯥꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯂꯪꯖ꯫

• ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ: ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯅꯒꯗꯕꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯨꯒꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ: ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯂꯪꯖꯗꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯂꯥꯡꯇꯛꯅꯒꯅꯨ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯁꯤꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫

ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯂꯪꯖ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯂꯪꯖ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯇꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯀꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯀꯄꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯇꯧ ꯀꯔꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯀꯗꯒꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯕꯁꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯂꯪꯖ꯫?

• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯂꯪꯖ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯦꯟꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯈꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯂꯪꯖ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯂꯪꯖ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯏꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯂꯥꯏꯗꯤꯡ ꯗꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯂꯪꯖ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯥꯏꯗꯤꯡ ꯗꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯂꯪꯖ꯫?

• ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯂꯪꯖꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯤꯌꯁ ꯃꯦꯛꯁꯤꯃꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥꯜ ꯆꯦꯟ꯫
• ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯖꯁꯤꯡ: ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯖꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯅꯨꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯅꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯂꯪꯖꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯗꯤꯔꯦꯛꯇꯣꯔꯦꯜ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫