ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫

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Introduction to the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯣꯔꯑꯥꯔꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ, ꯀ꯭ꯂꯥꯏꯝꯕꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯃꯥꯌꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯆꯦꯠꯄꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁꯨꯞꯅꯒꯤ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯊꯕꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯄꯨꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯌꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯅꯥꯛ ꯅꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯅꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯠꯔꯤꯉꯩ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯣꯔꯝꯌꯨꯂꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯗꯤꯌꯝ ꯄꯦꯁ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯒꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨꯅꯤ꯫ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯁꯨ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯂꯣꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ: ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯂꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ ꯁꯦꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯎꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫?

• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ, ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯌ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯑꯥꯔꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯣꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯣꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ: ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯒꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯒꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯜ꯫?

• ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯂꯁ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯑꯥꯔꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯂꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯀꯔꯂꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯇꯀꯤ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫