ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯚꯥꯔ ꯑꯣꯜꯇꯔꯅꯦꯠ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯛ꯫

• Body Part: ᱡᱟᱥᱚᱣᱟᱯᱚᱸ ᱢᱚᱦᱟ.
• Equipment: ꯏ꯬ ꯂꯥꯢꯄꯂ꯮ि

Introduction to the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯚꯥꯔ ꯑꯣꯜꯇꯔꯅꯦꯠ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯛ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯠ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯝꯅꯩ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯤꯃꯦꯠꯔꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯦꯝꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯂꯥꯌꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯚꯥꯔ ꯑꯣꯜꯇꯔꯅꯦꯠ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯛ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯗꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯄꯤꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ, ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯚꯥꯔ ꯑꯣꯜꯇꯔꯅꯦꯠ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯛ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯥꯡꯗꯣꯀꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯂꯥꯡꯇꯛꯅꯒꯅꯨ: ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯊꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯠ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯔꯦꯞ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯋꯥꯈꯜ ꯈꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯐꯪꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯚꯥꯔ ꯑꯣꯜꯇꯔꯅꯦꯠ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯛ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯚꯥꯔ ꯑꯣꯜꯇꯔꯅꯦꯠ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯛ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯠ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯕꯖꯦꯛꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯉꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯔꯦꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯚꯥꯔ ꯑꯣꯜꯇꯔꯅꯦꯠ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯛ꯫?

• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯛ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯛꯅꯤꯡ ꯆꯪꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯇꯨ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯛ: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯚ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯀꯀꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯩ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯛ ꯋꯤꯊ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯅ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯛ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯚꯥꯔ ꯑꯣꯜꯇꯔꯅꯦꯠ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯛ꯫?

• ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ, ꯈꯨꯎ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯠ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯤ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯠ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯀꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫