ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ꯫

• Body Part: ꯐꯥꯁꯤ
• Equipment: ꯆꯃꯥꯅꯨꯋꯣꯟ

Introduction to the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ꯫

ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯞꯄꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯔꯦꯖꯤꯃꯦꯟꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡꯖꯨꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯀꯊꯦꯡꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯀꯅꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯗꯤꯚꯦꯂꯄꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯃꯍꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯗꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯖꯕꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯅꯨ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯥꯃꯀꯄꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯇꯥ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫

ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯔꯤꯌꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯔꯤꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯍꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ꯫?

• ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ: ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯟ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯟ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯄꯨꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯤꯆ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯅꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯀꯅꯤ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯂꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯧꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯞ꯫?

• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯄꯀꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫
• ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯨꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯁꯤꯠ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯦꯐꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫