ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯀꯔꯂꯁ꯫

• Body Part: Laŋbioipi
• Equipment: ꯏ꯬ ꯂꯥꯢꯄꯂ꯮ि

Introduction to the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯀꯔꯂꯁ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯃꯔ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯣꯔꯑꯥꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯛ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯣꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯆꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯗꯤꯐꯤꯅꯤꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯂꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯀꯔꯂꯁ꯫

• ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯇꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯤꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯒꯅꯨ; ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ ꯇꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯀꯔꯂꯁ꯫

• ꯁꯣꯏꯪ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯒꯅꯨ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯐꯦꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯛꯁꯤꯃꯝ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯐꯪꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ: ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ...

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯀꯔꯂꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯀꯔꯂꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯀꯔꯂꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯎꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯀꯔꯂꯁ꯫?

• ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁ ꯕꯣꯗꯤ ꯍꯥꯃꯔ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡ: ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯀꯨꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯔꯜ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯀꯤꯌꯥꯂꯤꯁ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯡ ꯍꯥꯃꯔ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯃꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯄꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯀꯔꯂꯁ꯫?

• ꯄꯨꯜ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯄꯨ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯃꯔ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡ: ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯃꯔ ꯀꯔꯂꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯗꯁꯨ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯃꯥꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯗꯤꯐꯤꯅꯤꯁꯟ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫