ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ꯫

• Body Part: Leikharel
• Equipment: ꯆꯃꯥꯅꯨꯋꯣꯟ

Introduction to the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ꯫

ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯅꯁꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ, ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯦꯂꯣꯔꯤ ꯃꯩ ꯊꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯦꯅꯗ꯭ꯌꯨꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ, ꯂꯦꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯗꯤꯐꯤꯅꯤꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫

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

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯠꯔꯤꯉꯩ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ꯫

• **ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯣꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ:** ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠꯇꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁꯔꯨ ꯇꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• **ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ:** ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯒꯣꯜꯗ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯌꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫

ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ, ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯎꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯔꯦꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯊꯦꯡꯅꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

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

• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯥꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯄꯨꯅꯁꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯡ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯪ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯥꯔꯇꯀꯤ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯇꯇꯥ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯏ꯫

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

• ꯒꯣꯕꯂꯦꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯒꯣꯕꯂꯦꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯤꯡ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯅꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ ꯁꯦꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯥꯐꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯡ: ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ, ꯍꯤꯄꯁ, ꯀꯣꯔ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯍꯤꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ...