ꯐꯣꯔꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯍꯣꯄꯁ꯫

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• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.

Introduction to the ꯐꯣꯔꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯍꯣꯄꯁ꯫

ꯐꯣꯔꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯍꯣꯄꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯣꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯖꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯐꯣꯔꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯍꯣꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯐꯣꯔꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯍꯣꯄꯁ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯈꯔꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯂꯥꯀꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯦꯝ-ꯁꯥꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯅꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯗꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯕꯣꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧ, ꯏꯝꯄꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯪꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯆꯠ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯦꯝ-ꯁꯥꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯐꯣꯔꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯍꯣꯄꯁ꯫

• ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ: ꯐꯣꯔꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯍꯣꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ (hip-width) ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯕꯣꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯏꯝꯄꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁꯔꯨ ꯇꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯈꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ꯫ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯣꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯏ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯂꯨꯆꯤꯡꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

ꯐꯣꯔꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯍꯣꯄꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯐꯣꯔꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯍꯣꯄꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯍꯣꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯏꯆꯝ ꯆꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯤꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯛꯀꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯤꯇꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯗꯣꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯅꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯐꯣꯔꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯍꯣꯄꯁ꯫?

• ꯋꯦꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯐꯣꯔꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯍꯣꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯋꯦꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯚꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯇꯇꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯀꯣꯌꯥꯇꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯍꯣꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯍꯣꯞ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯟꯅꯩ꯫
• ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯐꯣꯔꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯍꯣꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯐꯣꯔꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯍꯣꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯒꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯍꯣꯞ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯖꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫
• ꯐꯣꯔꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯍꯣꯄꯁ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯑꯣꯕꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯀꯂꯁ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯣꯞ ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯄꯤꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯔꯗꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯀꯣꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯦꯝ-ꯁꯥꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯐꯣꯔꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯍꯣꯄꯁ꯫?

• ꯖꯝꯄꯤꯡ ꯖꯦꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯣꯔꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯍꯣꯄꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯥ ꯖꯝꯄꯤꯡ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯨꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯖꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯣꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯐꯤꯁꯤꯌꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯂꯪꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯍꯣꯄꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯍꯣꯄꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫