ꯄꯦꯔꯣꯅꯤꯌꯁ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯚꯤꯁ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯄꯦꯔꯣꯅꯤꯌꯁ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯚꯤꯁ꯫

ꯄꯦꯔꯣꯅꯤꯌꯁ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯚꯤꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯄꯦꯔꯣꯅꯤꯌꯁ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯚꯤꯁ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ, ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ, ꯔꯅꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯄꯀꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯄꯦꯔꯣꯅꯤꯌꯁ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯚꯤꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯄꯦꯔꯣꯅꯤꯌꯁ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯚꯤꯁ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯌꯥꯔ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯀꯣꯌꯕꯗꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯇꯔꯨ-ꯇꯅꯥꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯅꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛ 10-15 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯄꯦꯔꯣꯅꯤꯌꯁ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯚꯤꯁ꯫

• ꯋꯥꯔꯝ-ꯑꯞ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯍꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯔꯨ ꯇꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯤꯖꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚꯤꯇꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯦꯝ-ꯁꯥꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯑꯇꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ: ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯅꯒꯗꯕꯥ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯃꯗꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯄꯦꯔꯣꯅꯤꯌꯁ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯚꯤꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯈꯨꯗꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ, ꯍꯤꯜ ꯋꯥꯀꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯩ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯏꯁꯥꯕꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯛꯌꯨꯑꯣꯔ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯄꯦꯔꯣꯅꯤꯌꯁ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯚꯤꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯄꯦꯔꯣꯅꯤꯌꯁ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯚꯤꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯦꯔꯣꯅꯤꯌꯁ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯚꯤꯁ ꯃꯁꯂꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯟꯀꯦꯜ ꯏꯚꯥꯔꯁꯟ, ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯐꯝꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯂꯕꯇꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯖꯤꯑꯣꯊꯦꯔꯥꯄꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯕꯁꯨ ꯇꯀꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯄꯦꯔꯣꯅꯤꯌꯁ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯚꯤꯁ꯫?

• ꯄꯦꯔꯣꯅꯤꯌꯁ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯚꯤꯁ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯇꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯀꯣꯟꯖꯤꯅꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯀꯟꯗꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯄꯦꯔꯣꯅꯤꯌꯁ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯚꯤꯁ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯦꯔꯣꯅꯤꯌꯁ ꯂꯣꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯌꯨꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯟꯇꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯅꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯁꯦꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯄꯦꯔꯣꯅꯤꯌꯁ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯚꯤꯁꯇꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯟꯌꯨꯃꯦꯔꯤ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯕꯦꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯀꯦꯁꯁꯤꯡꯗꯗꯤ, ꯄꯦꯔꯣꯅꯤꯌꯁ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯚꯤꯁꯇꯥ ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯅꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯅꯣꯃꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯏꯅꯁꯥꯔꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯄꯦꯔꯣꯅꯤꯌꯁ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯚꯤꯁ꯫?

• ꯑꯦꯟꯀꯦꯜ ꯏꯚꯥꯔꯁꯟ: ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯦꯔꯣꯅꯤꯌꯁ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯚꯤꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯊꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯣꯟꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯋꯥꯀꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯦꯔꯣꯅꯤꯌꯁ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯚꯤꯁꯇꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯅꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯅꯗ꯭ꯌꯨꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫