ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• Body Part: ꯆꯉꯩꯕ ꯁꯔꯦꯗꯩ9115.
• Equipment: ꯏ꯬ ꯂꯥꯢꯄꯂ꯮ि

Introduction to the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ, ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯀꯝꯄꯥꯎꯟꯗ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯤꯀꯦꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ, ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯥ, ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ꯫
• ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯄꯤꯌꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯦ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• **ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯉꯥꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ:** ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯤꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯥꯔꯆ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ:** ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯖꯔꯀꯤ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• **ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ:** ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯒꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯗꯣꯝꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯑꯃꯕꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯥꯎꯟꯗ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯏꯐꯤꯁꯤꯑꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯦꯅꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯖꯤꯝ-ꯒꯣꯌꯔ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯎꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

• ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯡ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯚꯔꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯕꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯣꯜꯇꯔ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯌꯥꯎꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ, ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯄꯨꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ, ꯈꯨꯎ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯍꯣꯔꯥꯏꯖꯣꯟꯇꯦꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯇꯇꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯜ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫