ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: Leikharel
• Equipment: ꯆꯃꯥꯅꯨꯋꯣꯟ

Introduction to the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯔꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ, ꯈꯣꯡ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯍꯦꯜꯊ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯐꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯅꯥꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯈꯅꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯂꯦꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯅꯦꯝꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯌꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯌꯈꯠꯄꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ, ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯥꯃꯀꯄꯨ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯒꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥꯁꯨ ꯃꯁꯤꯃꯛ ꯆꯠꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯀꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ: ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯀꯁꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯈꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯃꯗꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯍꯧꯕ

ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯀꯝꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯁꯤꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ, ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯣꯏꯪ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒꯣꯕꯂꯦꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯥꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯇꯀꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯋꯤꯊ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯍꯦꯟꯗ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯋꯤꯊ ꯖꯝꯄ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯖꯝꯄ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯗꯤꯃꯥꯟꯗ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯗꯕꯜ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯅꯤ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯋꯤꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ, ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯁ꯭ꯄꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯒꯣꯕꯂꯦꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ: ꯒꯣꯕꯂꯦꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯗꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯣꯌꯥꯠꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯗꯁꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕ꯭ꯌꯥꯗ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯗꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯁ꯭ꯄꯦꯛꯇꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯇꯨꯔꯀꯤ ꯒꯦꯠ-ꯑꯞ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯀꯝꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯗꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯗꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯄꯥ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯁꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯨꯕꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯤꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯤ꯫