ꯑꯦꯂꯤꯚꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ꯫

• Body Part: ꯐꯥꯁꯤ
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.

Introduction to the ꯑꯦꯂꯤꯚꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ꯫

ꯑꯦꯂꯤꯚꯦꯇꯦꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ, ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ, ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯁꯤꯛ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯑꯦꯂꯤꯚꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯂꯦꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯑꯦꯂꯤꯚꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ꯫

• **ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯉꯥꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ**: ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛꯀꯅꯤ꯫ ꯊꯤꯡꯒꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ (hips) ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯥꯔꯆ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ**: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯅꯒꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯕꯥꯎꯟꯁ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯑꯦꯂꯤꯚꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯑꯦꯂꯤꯚꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯂꯤꯚꯦꯇꯦꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯁꯦꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯔꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯌꯥꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯔꯦꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯅꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯌꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ, ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯔꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯃꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯏꯂꯦꯛꯠꯔꯤꯁꯤꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯑꯦꯂꯤꯚꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ꯫?

• ꯗꯥꯏꯃꯟꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯨꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯃꯟꯗ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯃꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯏꯗ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯗꯥꯔꯃꯦꯟ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯅꯤ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯞ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯏ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯗꯥ, ꯋꯥꯟ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯑꯦꯂꯤꯚꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ꯫?

• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯂꯤꯚꯦꯇꯦꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯂꯤꯚꯦꯇꯦꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯇꯥꯁꯨ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯗꯦꯐꯤꯅꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫