ꯍꯥꯏꯠ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ꯫

• Body Part: ꯐꯥꯁꯤ
• Equipment: ꯏ꯬ ꯂꯥꯢꯄꯂ꯮ि

Introduction to the ꯍꯥꯏꯠ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ꯫

ꯍꯥꯏꯠ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯗꯁꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯍꯟꯊꯣꯛ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ-ꯃꯇꯧ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯍꯥꯏꯠ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ꯫

• ꯈꯨꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯂꯦꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ꯫ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯂꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯛ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯦꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯔꯤꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯍꯥꯏꯠ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯑꯅꯤꯁꯨꯕꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯇꯤꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯧ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯎ꯫ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ: ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯇꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯛꯀꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯥꯃꯀꯄꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫

ꯍꯥꯏꯠ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯍꯥꯏꯠ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯈꯔꯗꯤ ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯖꯤꯝ-ꯒꯣꯌꯔ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯚꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯍꯥꯏꯠ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ꯫?

• ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ: ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯏ꯫
• ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯗꯜ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯀꯄꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ: ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯍꯥꯏꯠ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ꯫?

• ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯥꯏꯠ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏꯒꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ, ꯈꯨꯎ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯣꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯏꯠ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯕꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯑꯣꯚꯔ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯏꯠ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯄꯦꯛꯇꯣꯔꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯗꯤꯐꯤꯅꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯤꯃꯦꯠꯔꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯏꯠ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫