ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯨꯡꯖ꯫

• Body Part: Leikharel
• Equipment: ꯆꯃꯥꯅꯨꯋꯣꯟ

Introduction to the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯨꯡꯖ꯫

ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ, ꯀ꯭ꯕ꯭ꯌꯥꯗ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯏꯟꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯦꯖꯤꯃꯦꯟꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯜ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯨꯡꯖ꯫

• ꯑꯔꯥꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯧꯈꯠꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡꯖꯨꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯜꯂꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯃꯍꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯃꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯨꯡꯖ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯗꯣꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯒꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯑꯗꯣꯝꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯤ꯫ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯈꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ: ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯦꯅꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯈꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯝꯕꯤꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯐꯠꯇꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ: ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯥ꯫

ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯨꯡꯖ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯨꯡꯖ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯅꯨꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯅꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯀꯔꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯒꯗꯒꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ: 1. ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ (hip-width) ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ 2. ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯧꯈꯠꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯂꯥꯀꯎ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ 90 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ 3. ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ 4. ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯨꯡꯖ꯫?

• ꯍꯥꯏ ꯄꯨꯂꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯖ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯪꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯗꯥ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯇꯨ ꯔꯣ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯪꯖꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯔꯣ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯖ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯪꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯄꯥꯁ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯨꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯖ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯪꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯁ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯨꯡꯖ꯫?

• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯡ: ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥꯜ ꯆꯦꯟꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯁꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯒꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁ, ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯁꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫