ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯥꯔꯃꯔꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯤ꯫

• Body Part: Leikharel
• Equipment: ꯏ꯬ ꯂꯥꯢꯄꯂ꯮ि

Introduction to the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯥꯔꯃꯔꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯤ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯥꯔꯃꯔꯁ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ, ꯐꯣꯔꯑꯥꯔꯝ, ꯈꯨꯎ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯞꯄꯥ ꯂꯩꯇꯅꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯁꯤꯡ, ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯡꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯥꯔꯃꯔꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯤ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯂꯗꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯂꯦꯞꯂꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯥꯞꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯀꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯥꯔꯃꯔꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯤ꯫

• **ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ**: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯄꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯕꯥ ꯈꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯋꯦꯠꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• **ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯌꯦꯟꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ**: ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ꯫ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯊꯣꯀꯄꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ**: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯨꯊꯣꯛ-ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯖꯕꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• **ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ**: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ...

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯥꯔꯃꯔꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯤ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯥꯔꯃꯔꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯤ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯥꯔꯃꯔꯁ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ, ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ ꯏꯆꯝ ꯆꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯦꯅꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯪꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯂꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯟꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯥꯔꯃꯔꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯤ꯫?

• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯇꯀꯦꯁ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ: ꯋꯥꯟ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀꯦꯔꯤꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯁꯨꯇꯀꯦꯁ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯨꯇꯀꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯂꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯥꯔꯃꯔꯁ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯔꯦꯛ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ: ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ, ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯀꯤꯡ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯥꯔꯃꯔꯁ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ: ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯨꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯀꯤꯡ ꯂꯪꯁ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯥꯔꯃꯔꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯤ꯫?

• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯪꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯥꯔꯃꯔꯁ ꯀꯦꯔꯤꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯥꯔꯃꯔꯁ ꯀꯦꯔꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐꯥꯔꯃꯔꯁ ꯀꯦꯔꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫