ꯏ.ꯖꯦ.ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• Body Part: ᱡᱟᱥᱚᱣᱟᱯᱚᱸ ᱢᱚᱦᱟ.
• Equipment: mni-Mtei translation: ᐁᑮ ᐸᑲᒥ ᐗᐊᑯ

Introduction to the ꯏ.ꯖꯦ.ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

ꯏ.ꯖꯦ.ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ, ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯍꯟꯊꯣꯛ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯅꯦꯂꯤꯇꯤꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯏ.ꯖꯦ.ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯗꯣꯃꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯐꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫
• ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯏ.ꯖꯦ.ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ: ꯏ.ꯖꯦ.ꯗꯤ. ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯄꯥꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯦ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ: ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯌꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ: ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯏ.ꯖꯦ.ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯏ.ꯖꯦ.ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯏ.ꯖꯦ.ꯗꯤ.ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯖꯤꯝ-ꯒꯣꯌꯔ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯚꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯣꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯔꯤꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯥꯕꯤꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯁꯥꯕꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯌꯈꯠꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯏ.ꯖꯦ.ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

• ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯏ.ꯖꯦ.ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯗꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯏ.ꯖꯦ.ꯗꯤ.
• ꯏ.ꯖꯦ.ꯗꯤ.
• ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯗꯥ, ꯏ.ꯖꯦ.ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯏ.ꯖꯦ.ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

• ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯗꯤꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯗꯤꯄꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯏ.ꯖꯦ.ꯗꯤ. ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡ (ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ) ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯟ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯤꯃꯦꯠꯔꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫