ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯒꯣꯕꯂꯦꯠ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ꯫

• Body Part: Leikharel
• Equipment: ꯆꯃꯥꯅꯨꯋꯣꯟ

Introduction to the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯒꯣꯕꯂꯦꯠ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ꯫

ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯒꯣꯕꯂꯦꯠ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯅꯦꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯆꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯒꯣꯕꯂꯦꯠ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯣꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ, ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯂꯦꯞꯂꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯥꯞꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯗꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯀꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯒꯣꯕꯂꯦꯠ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ꯫

• **ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ**: ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯗꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯦꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯗꯤ ꯄꯦꯁ**: ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯕꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯄꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ꯫ ꯂꯥꯀꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯪꯍꯧꯗꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤ꯫
• **ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ**: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯦꯔꯤꯌꯔ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯕꯨ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁꯔꯨ ꯇꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯦꯟ ꯔꯤꯂꯥꯛꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯊꯃꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯒꯣꯕꯂꯦꯠ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯒꯣꯕꯂꯦꯠ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯒꯣꯕꯂꯦꯠ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯏꯆꯝ ꯆꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯗꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯎꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯒꯣꯕꯂꯦꯠ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ꯫?

• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯔꯦꯛ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ: ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯀꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊꯇꯥ ꯃꯁꯛ ꯊꯣꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯨꯇꯀꯦꯁ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ: ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯁꯨꯇꯀꯦꯁꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯌꯨꯅꯤꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯣꯇꯣꯝ-ꯑꯞ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯈꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯒꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯒꯣꯕꯂꯦꯠ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ꯫?

• ꯂꯧꯃꯤꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯆꯠ: ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯒꯣꯕꯂꯦꯠ ꯀꯦꯔꯤꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯂꯧꯃꯤꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯆꯠ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯒꯣꯕꯂꯦꯠ ꯀꯦꯔꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯤꯁꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯄꯨꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯒꯣꯕꯂꯦꯠ ꯀꯦꯔꯤꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫