ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ꯫

• Body Part: Leikharel
• Equipment: ꯄꯤꯀꯥꯗ ꯃꯁꯤꯇꯩꯊꯤ.

Introduction to the ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ꯫

ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯄꯁ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯋꯥꯏ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯜ-ꯋꯥꯔꯜꯗ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯤ, ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯃꯣꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯆꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ꯫

• ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯝꯕꯤ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯆꯤꯜꯂꯛꯠꯔꯤꯕꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯄꯣꯏꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯌꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯀꯅꯨ, ꯍꯦꯟꯗꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯀꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯀꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯣꯌꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ꯫

• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ: ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯣꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯗ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯔꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯊꯨꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯐꯠꯇꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ: ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯨꯒꯥꯏꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯖꯨꯇꯣꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯤꯞ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ: ꯖꯔꯀꯤ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ, ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫

ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯇꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯖꯤꯝ-ꯒꯣꯌꯔ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯈꯔꯗꯤ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯚꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ꯫?

• ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯌꯨꯅꯤꯂꯦꯇꯦꯔꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯀꯣꯌꯥꯠꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗꯇꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯇꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯍꯥꯏ ꯅꯤꯁꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯗꯥ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯑꯦꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ꯫?

• ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠꯁꯤꯡ: ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯄꯨꯁꯀꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯔ ꯆꯦꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯛ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯄꯨꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫