ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯖꯝꯄ ꯀꯃꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ꯫

• Body Part: Leikharel
• Equipment: ꯏ꯬ ꯂꯥꯢꯄꯂ꯮ि

Introduction to the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯖꯝꯄ ꯀꯃꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯖꯝꯄ ꯀꯃꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣ ꯄꯨꯅꯁꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯀ꯭ꯕ꯭ꯌꯥꯗ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯏ-ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯗꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯦꯂꯣꯔꯤ ꯃꯩ ꯊꯥꯕꯥ, ꯃꯁꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯖꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯥ ꯃꯃꯜ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯖꯝꯄ ꯀꯃꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯪꯁꯀꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ 90 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯠꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ, ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯤꯗ-ꯑꯦꯌꯔꯗꯥ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛ-ꯍꯣꯡꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ-ꯃꯇꯧ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯪꯁꯀꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ, ꯃꯇꯝ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯍꯥꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯖꯝꯄꯤꯡ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯖꯝꯄ ꯀꯃꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ꯫

• ꯋꯥꯔꯝ-ꯑꯞ: ꯀꯩꯗꯧꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯗꯅꯥ ꯀꯃꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯅꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯖꯣꯒꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯖꯝꯄꯤꯡ ꯖꯦꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯏꯆꯝ ꯆꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯅꯠ 5-10ꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯔꯨ ꯇꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯦꯝ-ꯁꯥꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯃꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯣꯛꯂꯕꯗꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯪꯗꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯖꯝꯄ ꯀꯃꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯖꯝꯄ ꯀꯃꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯖꯝꯄ ꯀꯃꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯇꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯀꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯚꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯁꯨ ꯔꯤꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯍꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯂꯕꯇꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯖꯝꯄ ꯀꯃꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ꯫?

• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯨ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯖꯝꯄ ꯀꯃꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯖꯝꯄ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯁꯤꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯨ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯖꯝꯄ ꯀꯃꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯔꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯖꯝꯄ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯁꯤꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯨ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯡ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯖꯝꯄ ꯀꯃꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯔꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯣꯜꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯡ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯖꯝꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯁꯤꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯒꯣꯕꯂꯦꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯨ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯖꯝꯄ ꯀꯃꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯒꯣꯕꯂꯦꯠ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯖꯝꯄ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯁꯤꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯖꯝꯄ ꯀꯃꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ꯫?

• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯖꯝꯄ ꯀꯃꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁꯀꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯕ꯭ꯌꯥꯗꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤ ꯏꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯣꯏꯪꯁꯤꯡ: ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯣꯏꯪꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯔ ꯆꯦꯟ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯖꯝꯄ ꯀꯃꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯀꯃꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯖꯝꯄꯤꯡ ꯀꯝꯄꯣꯅꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯨꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯄꯥꯋꯔꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫