ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

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• Equipment: ꯏ꯬ ꯂꯥꯢꯄꯂ꯮ि

Introduction to the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯟꯇꯤꯔꯤꯑꯣꯔ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯦꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯗꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯗꯤꯐꯤꯅꯤꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯗꯤꯚꯦꯂꯄꯃꯦꯟꯇ, ꯖꯣꯏꯟꯇ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯅꯥꯛ ꯅꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯌꯧꯔꯛꯠꯔꯤꯕꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯅꯥ "T" ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯧꯔꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯅꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯈꯜꯂꯨ: ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯃꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯀꯁꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯈꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯃꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯥ ꯔꯤꯞ 8 ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ: To

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯕꯖꯦꯛꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯄꯥꯔꯇꯅꯔ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯚꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯗꯦꯜꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯏꯀꯩꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥꯜ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ꯫
• ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯩ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯥꯔꯅꯜꯗ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯑꯥꯔꯅꯜꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯥꯔꯖꯦꯅꯦꯒꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯤꯡ ꯊꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯨꯟꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ, ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ, ꯈꯨꯎ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯗꯁꯨ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯀꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯩ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯕꯨ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯨꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫