ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯄꯦꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯅꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯗꯦꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯀꯝꯞꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯡ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ, ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯅꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯐꯤꯖꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯏꯟꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫

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

• ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯇꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯖꯤꯅꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯖꯔꯛ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ꯫ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯊꯥꯕꯥ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯍꯥꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯈꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ...

ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯇꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯁꯦꯐꯇꯤ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

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

• ꯋꯦꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯄꯤꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫
• ꯐꯤꯇꯅꯦꯁ ꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯠ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯇꯅꯦꯁ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ꯫
• ꯇꯣꯏꯂꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ: ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯕꯥ ꯇꯣꯏꯂꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯈꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯂꯥꯌꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯅꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

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

• ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯔꯣꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯦꯀꯇꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯆꯤꯟ ꯇꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯏꯟꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯃꯣꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫