ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯕꯜ ꯗꯤꯞ꯫

• Body Part: ᱡᱟᱥᱚᱣᱟᱯᱚᱸ ᱢᱚᱦᱟ.
• Equipment: ꯂꯤꯑꯇꯔ ꯆꯠꯁꯄꯗ

Introduction to the ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯕꯜ ꯗꯤꯞ꯫

ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯕꯜ ꯗꯤꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ, ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯔꯃꯤꯗꯤꯌꯦꯠꯇꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯗꯚꯥꯟꯁ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯄꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯤꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯅꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯕꯜ ꯗꯤꯞ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ (hip-width) ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ 90ꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯗꯤꯄꯀꯤ ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯕꯜ ꯗꯤꯞ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯗꯤꯄꯇꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯁꯨ ꯄꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯦꯃꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯆꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯤꯂꯥꯛꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ: ꯗꯤꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯌꯔ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯕꯜ ꯗꯤꯞ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯕꯜ ꯗꯤꯞ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯕꯜ ꯗꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯕꯜ ꯗꯤꯄꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯁꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯛ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯆꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯂꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯕꯜ ꯗꯤꯞ꯫?

• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯗ ꯗꯤꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯄꯦꯔꯥꯂꯥꯏꯖ ꯕꯥꯔꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯗꯤꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯠ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯗꯤꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯗꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯨꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯋꯦꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯚꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯕꯜ ꯗꯤꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯤꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯦꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯚꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ-ꯂꯦꯒ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯕꯜ ꯗꯤꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯗꯤꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯕꯜ ꯗꯤꯞ꯫?

• ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯤꯡ: ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯕꯜ ꯗꯤꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯩ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯗꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯀꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯕꯜ ꯗꯤꯄꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫