ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ꯫

• Body Part: ᑐתתמתמעתחסחסקחרמ
• Equipment: ꯆꯃꯥꯅꯨꯋꯣꯟ

Introduction to the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ꯫

ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯄꯨꯅꯁꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ, ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯣꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯏ-ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯦꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯂꯣꯔꯤ ꯃꯩ ꯊꯥꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯆꯪꯗꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫

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

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯗꯥꯛ-ꯂꯥꯡꯊꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯈꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯈꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ꯫

• **ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ**: ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯒꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯏꯗ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ**: ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯦꯅꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯈꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯁꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯠꯇꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• **ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ**: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯏꯅꯍ

ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯨꯞ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯑꯃꯕꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯕꯥ, ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯏꯅꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯛꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯚꯤꯗꯤꯑꯣꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯦꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯛ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ꯫?

• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯨꯅꯤꯂꯦꯇꯦꯔꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯨꯃꯣ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯨꯃꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯄꯨꯅꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯁꯤꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯄꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ꯫?

• ꯄꯨꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯎꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯂꯪꯁ: ꯂꯪꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫