ꯈꯨꯎ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ꯫

• Body Part: Leikharel
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.

Introduction to the ꯈꯨꯎ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ꯫

ꯅꯤ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯦꯟ, ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯊꯂꯦꯇꯤꯛ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯅꯤ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯎꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯈꯨꯎ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛ-ꯍꯣꯡꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯈꯨꯎ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ: ꯈꯨꯎ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕꯗꯨ ꯚꯤꯖꯨꯑꯦꯂꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ: ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯈꯨꯎ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯈꯨꯎ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯅꯤ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯗꯣꯃꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯍꯧꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯝ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯣꯔꯁꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯈꯨꯎ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ꯫?

• ꯀꯦꯞꯇꯦꯅꯒꯤ ꯆꯦꯌꯔ ꯅꯤ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯈꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯏꯛꯕꯤꯄꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯅꯤ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯆꯦꯌꯥꯔ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯐꯝꯂꯒꯥ, ꯈꯔꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯅꯤ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯒꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯅꯤ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯌꯥꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯈꯨꯎ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ꯫?

• ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯤ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯀꯥ ꯄꯦꯌꯥꯔ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯤ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯂꯪꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯀ꯭ꯕ꯭ꯌꯥꯗ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯤ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯅꯁꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯤ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯀꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫