ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯇꯨꯔꯀꯤ ꯒꯦꯠ ꯑꯥꯞ꯫

• Body Part: Leikharel
• Equipment: ꯆꯃꯥꯅꯨꯋꯣꯟ

Introduction to the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯇꯨꯔꯀꯤ ꯒꯦꯠ ꯑꯥꯞ꯫

ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯇꯨꯔꯀꯤ ꯒꯦꯠ ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯦꯂꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯗꯞꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊꯁꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯖꯦꯅꯦꯔꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯣꯔꯇ-ꯁ꯭ꯄꯦꯁꯤꯐꯤꯛ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯇꯨꯔꯀꯤ ꯒꯦꯠ ꯑꯥꯞ꯫

• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯨꯃꯗꯣꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯍꯀꯊꯦꯡꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯐ-ꯀ꯭ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯁꯤꯁꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯒꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯜꯂꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯤꯚꯔꯁ ꯇꯧ, ꯂꯪꯖꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯈꯣꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯗꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯇꯨꯔꯀꯤ ꯒꯦꯠ ꯑꯥꯞ꯫

• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ**: ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯥꯟꯊꯦꯡꯅꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯇꯨꯔꯀꯤ ꯒꯦꯠ ꯑꯄꯀꯤ ꯐꯦꯖ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯤꯁꯅꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• **ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ**: ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯌꯥꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯗꯦ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯐꯦꯖꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ ꯐꯦꯖ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯗꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫

ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯇꯨꯔꯀꯤ ꯒꯦꯠ ꯑꯥꯞ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯇꯨꯔꯀꯤ ꯒꯦꯠ ꯑꯥꯞ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯇꯨꯔꯀꯤ ꯒꯦꯠ ꯑꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨ ꯇꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯟ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯤꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯇꯨꯔꯀꯤ ꯒꯦꯠ ꯑꯥꯞ꯫?

• ꯍꯥꯏ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯇꯨꯔꯀꯤ ꯒꯦꯠ ꯑꯥꯞ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯣ ꯍꯦꯟꯗꯁ ꯇꯨꯔꯀꯤ ꯒꯦꯠ ꯑꯥꯞ: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯇꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯅꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯇꯨꯔꯀꯤ ꯒꯦꯠ ꯑꯥꯞ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗꯇꯥ ꯂꯣꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯣꯇꯣꯃꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯨꯔꯀꯤ ꯒꯦꯠ ꯑꯥꯞ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ (ꯕꯣꯇꯣꯃꯁ-ꯑꯞ) ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯇꯨꯔꯀꯤ ꯒꯦꯠ ꯑꯥꯞ꯫?

• ꯒꯣꯕꯂꯦꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠꯁꯤꯡ: ꯒꯣꯕꯂꯦꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯇꯨꯔꯀꯤ ꯒꯦꯠ ꯑꯄꯀꯤ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯐꯦꯖꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯤꯡ: ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯨꯔꯀꯤ ꯒꯦꯠ ꯑꯞ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯒꯦꯠ ꯑꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫