ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯥꯝ꯫

• Body Part: ꯐꯥꯁꯤ
• Equipment: ꯏ꯬ ꯂꯥꯢꯄꯂ꯮ि

Introduction to the ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯥꯝ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯥꯝ-ꯏꯟ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ, ꯕꯣꯗꯤ ꯕꯤꯜꯗꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯍꯟꯊꯣꯛ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯗꯤꯚꯦꯂꯄꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯥꯝ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯀꯣꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯜꯂꯛꯠꯔꯤꯕꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯣꯛꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯗꯣꯃꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯐꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯥꯝ꯫

• **ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ:** ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯁꯣꯛꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯃꯥꯌꯗꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯇꯕꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ:** ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯂꯣꯛ ꯇꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ꯫ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏ꯫

ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯥꯝ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯥꯝ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯥꯝ-ꯏꯟ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯕꯖꯦꯛꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯦꯐ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯇꯝꯕꯁꯨ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯋꯦꯠꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯕꯁꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯥꯝ꯫?

• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯆꯦꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯏ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯋꯤꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯡ: ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ, ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝ-ꯏꯟ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯁꯤꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯐꯤꯕꯔ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯥꯝ ꯏꯟ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯌꯨꯅꯤꯂꯦꯇꯦꯔꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯥꯝ: ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯥꯝꯗꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯥꯝ꯫?

• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯥꯝ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯏꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯥꯝꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥꯗꯥ ꯌꯨꯝꯐꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯥꯝ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯥꯀꯜ ꯑꯅꯤꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫