ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: ᑐתתמתמעתחסחסקחרמ
• Equipment: ꯆꯃꯥꯅꯨꯋꯣꯟ

Introduction to the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ, ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ, ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯍꯦꯜꯊꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯏꯌꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯃꯤꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ, ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯦꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ (ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯌꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ) ꯂꯣꯌꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ .
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯅꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯈꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• **ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯁ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ**: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯆꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• **ꯁ꯭ꯃꯨꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯁꯤꯁꯟ**: ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯌꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯗꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫

ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯔꯦꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯒꯤ ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯊꯦꯡꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯀꯝꯄꯣꯅꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯇꯨ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯅꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯇꯨ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯅꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯨꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯒꯣꯕꯂꯦꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯦꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯇꯉꯥꯏ ꯐꯗꯕꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕ꯭ꯌꯥꯗ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯦꯡꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯅꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯗꯦꯗ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯅꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ ꯐꯦꯖ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯁꯦꯡꯗꯣꯛꯄ.