ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ꯫

• Body Part: Leikharel
• Equipment: ꯆꯃꯥꯅꯨꯋꯣꯟ

Introduction to the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ꯫

ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ, ꯈꯨꯎ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯕꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯨꯔꯦꯟꯁꯁꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ, ꯋꯦꯠꯂꯤꯐꯇꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯌꯥꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯤꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ, ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯂꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ, ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯤꯚꯔꯁ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ꯫

• **ꯐꯣꯔꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ:** ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯒꯣꯜꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯤꯗ ꯇꯧ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ "ꯔꯦꯛ" ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯁꯤꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯌꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• **ꯍꯤꯄꯁ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ, ꯈꯨꯠꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ:** ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯦꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯁꯨꯞꯅꯒꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯏ꯫ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• **ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ:** ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯝꯌꯨꯂꯥꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ, ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯧ꯫

ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯔꯤꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯝꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ ꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨ ꯇꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ꯫?

• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ: ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯃꯣꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯠꯔꯤꯉꯩ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ: ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯅꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯪ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯖꯔꯛ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯅꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯗꯥ ‘ꯖꯔꯛ’ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ꯫?

• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯆ: ꯈꯣꯉꯊꯥꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯅꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯅꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯒꯣꯕꯂꯦꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠꯁꯤꯡ: ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯒꯣꯕꯂꯦꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯃꯣꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯅꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯅꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯦꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫