ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯂꯣ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ꯫

• Body Part: Leikharel
• Equipment: ꯏ꯬ ꯂꯥꯢꯄꯂ꯮ि

Introduction to the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯂꯣ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯂꯣ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ, ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞ ꯀꯌꯥꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯔꯦꯖꯤꯃꯦꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯂꯣ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ꯫

• ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯈꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯣꯌꯁꯤꯜꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯀꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯂꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯂꯣ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ꯫

• ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯦꯟꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ: ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯀꯦꯔꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣ ꯀꯦꯔꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯗꯤꯚꯦꯂꯄꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯂꯣ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯃꯥꯄꯂꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯧꯈꯠꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯗꯅꯕꯥ: ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯵

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯂꯣ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯂꯣ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯂꯣ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯦꯅꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯔꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯒꯗꯒꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯂꯕꯗꯤ, ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯇꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯂꯣ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ꯫?

• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐꯥꯔꯃꯔꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯆꯠ: ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯂꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯨꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯇꯀꯦꯁ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ: ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯂꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯄꯨꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯨꯇꯀꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯨꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁ-ꯕꯣꯗꯤ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ: ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯦꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯃꯤꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯆꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯆꯠ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯍꯨꯝ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛ-ꯍꯣꯡꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯂꯣ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ꯫?

• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯀꯤꯡ ꯂꯪꯁ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯂꯣ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯕꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ: ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯂꯣ ꯀꯦꯔꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯨꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯅꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫