ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: Lajukpi
• Equipment: ꯏꯣ꯮.
• Primary Muscles: Splenius
• Secondary Muscles: Levator Scapulae, Sternocleidomastoid

Introduction to the ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯅꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯥ, ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ, ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯥ ꯃꯃꯜ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯛꯇꯅꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫
• ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯡꯗꯣꯀꯎ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯣꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯅꯥ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯖꯔꯀꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯆꯠꯁꯤꯡꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯈꯨꯠ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯠ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯒꯅꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯇꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥꯗꯤ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯗꯦ꯫
• ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯩꯇꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯎ: ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯪ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯩꯔꯦ꯫

ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯕꯖꯦꯛꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯔꯦꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯥ ꯆꯥꯡꯗꯝꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫
• ꯋꯦꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ: ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯤ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯖꯟ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯌꯣꯒ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯌꯣꯒꯒꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯤꯟꯁꯤꯄꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯕꯜ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯊꯣꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯔꯣ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯏꯟꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯄꯦꯖꯤꯌꯁ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯑꯁꯤꯕꯨ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫