ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯐ ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯣꯞ꯫

• Body Part: ꯆꯤ ꯆꯤꯡꯗ
• Equipment: ꯏ꯬ ꯂꯥꯢꯄꯂ꯮ि

Introduction to the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯐ ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯣꯞ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯐ ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯣꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ, ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯄꯁ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯐ ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯣꯞ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯒꯣꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡꯖꯨꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯄꯤꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯀꯎ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯃꯍꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡꯖꯨꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯐ ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯣꯞ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯥꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯅꯨꯡ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯅꯒꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ: ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ; ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯁꯨ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯊꯤꯡꯒꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯤꯂꯥꯛꯁ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯐ ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯣꯞ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯐ ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯣꯞ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯐ ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯣꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯚꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯐ ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯣꯞ꯫?

• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯥꯐ ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯣꯞ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯗꯖꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯜ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯍꯥꯐ ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯣꯞ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯈꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯕꯜ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯍꯥꯐ ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯣꯞ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯕꯜ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯄꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯦꯟꯗꯕꯦꯒ ꯍꯥꯐ ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯣꯞ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯟꯗꯕꯦꯒ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯅꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯜ ꯂꯣꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯐ ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯣꯞ꯫?

• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯐ ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯣꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯣꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯍꯥꯐ ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯔꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯐ ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯣꯄꯇꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯡ ꯃꯣꯁꯅꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯕꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫