ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: Leikharel
• Equipment: ꯏꯋꯔ ꯂꯣꯎꯦꯇꯣ

Introduction to the ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ, ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯀꯝꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯔꯃꯤꯗꯤꯌꯦꯠꯇꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯗꯚꯥꯟꯁ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯏꯊꯨꯁꯤꯌꯥꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯦꯇꯥꯕꯣꯂꯤꯛ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ, ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯗꯤꯐꯤꯅꯤꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯅꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯊꯨꯅꯥ, ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯌꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ, ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯛꯁꯤꯃꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯌꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯗꯥ, ꯃꯊꯪꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯅꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯁꯦꯝ-ꯁꯥꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• **ꯋꯥꯔꯝ-ꯑꯞ**: ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯗꯅꯥ ꯀꯩꯗꯧꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯧꯒꯅꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯌꯥꯃꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯅꯠ 10-15 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯏ ꯆꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯁꯦꯝ-ꯁꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• **ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯕꯖꯦꯛꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯎ**: ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯌꯥꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯕꯖꯦꯛꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• **ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ**: ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯁꯔꯇꯤꯐꯥꯏꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯛ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯕꯖꯦꯛꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯁꯤꯛ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯇꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯛ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯍꯥꯏ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯗꯤꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯅꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚꯅꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯨꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯨꯅꯤꯂꯦꯇꯦꯔꯦꯜ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫
• ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯖꯔꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯅꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ, ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ "ꯖꯔꯛ" ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯕꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯕ꯭ꯂꯣꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯕ꯭ꯂꯣꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯂꯤꯐꯠꯀꯤ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯦꯖꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯇꯥ ‘ꯄꯨꯂꯤꯡ’ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯅꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯄꯨꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯄꯨꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯅꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚꯅꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫