ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: Kiba leima suktang khonge toubagi asida.
• Equipment: ꯏ꯬ ꯂꯥꯢꯄꯂ꯮ि
• Primary Muscles: Trapezius Upper Fibers
• Secondary Muscles: Levator Scapulae, Trapezius Middle Fibers

Introduction to the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯄꯦꯖꯤꯌꯁ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ, ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ, ꯕꯣꯗꯤ ꯕꯤꯜꯗꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯀꯟꯗꯤꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯤꯃꯦꯠꯔꯤ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯖꯤꯅꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯔꯤꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ**: ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯖꯔꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯂꯝꯕꯤ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯇꯥ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯧꯔꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• **ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯄꯔ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ**: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯑꯁꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯃꯥꯌꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯑꯔꯥꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ**: ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒꯇꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯃꯥꯔꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯄꯦꯖꯤꯌꯁ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯔꯤ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯇꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯕꯖꯦꯛꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯔꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯎꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯔꯦꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒ: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯈꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯊꯦꯡꯅꯩ꯫
• ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯩ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯟ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯊꯤꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯞ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯃꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯑꯞꯔꯥꯏꯠ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯄꯦꯖꯤꯌꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯗꯥ, ꯐꯦꯁ ꯄꯨꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥꯜ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯄꯦꯖꯤꯌꯁꯇꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯗꯤꯚꯦꯂꯄꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯃꯣꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫