ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫

• Body Part: ꯐꯥꯁꯤ
• Equipment: ꯏ꯬ ꯂꯥꯢꯄꯂ꯮ि

Introduction to the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯥꯏꯖꯦꯁꯅꯒꯥ ꯄꯨꯅꯁꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯦꯛꯇꯣꯔꯦꯜ, ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯗꯤꯐꯤꯅꯤꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯔꯃꯤꯗꯤꯑꯦꯠꯇꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯗꯚꯥꯟꯁ ꯐꯤꯇꯅꯦꯁ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯀꯝꯄꯥꯎꯟꯗ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯅꯦꯆꯔ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫

• ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯃꯥꯌꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯂꯦꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯥꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡ, ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯀꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯤꯛꯕꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫

• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯄꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯌꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ: ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯦꯅꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯈꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯟꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯦꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯔꯠ ꯒꯥꯏꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯁꯨ ꯇꯀꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫?

• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯤ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯅꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯅꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ꯫?

• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯔꯣ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯐꯦꯖꯗꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯎꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫