ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• Body Part: ꯆꯉꯩꯕ ꯁꯔꯦꯗꯩ9115.
• Equipment: ꯏ꯬ ꯂꯥꯢꯄꯂ꯮ि

Introduction to the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗ, ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯒꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ, ꯃꯁꯜ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯗꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯂꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯈꯅꯒꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯒꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯗꯥ ꯌꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯀꯅꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ: ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯇ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ (ꯄꯥꯝꯐꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ) ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯃꯥꯌꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯒꯥ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯂꯣꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯂꯕꯣ ꯖꯣꯅꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯊꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯃꯥꯏꯟꯗꯐ꯭ꯔꯦꯟꯗ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯤꯡ: ꯃꯃꯤꯠ ꯇꯥꯡꯕꯥ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯕꯖꯦꯛꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯥꯖꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯥꯔꯅꯜꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯟꯇꯤꯔꯤꯑꯣꯔ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯟꯇꯤꯔꯤꯑꯣꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯍꯦꯗꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯨꯄꯀꯤ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
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