ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯂꯨꯟꯖ꯫

• Body Part: Leikharel
• Equipment: ꯄꯤꯀꯥꯗ ꯃꯁꯤꯇꯩꯊꯤ.

Introduction to the ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯂꯨꯟꯖ꯫

ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯀ꯭ꯕ꯭ꯌꯥꯗ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯣꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯖꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯂꯨꯟꯖ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯗꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯀꯊꯦꯡꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯈꯠꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯧ, ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯂꯨꯟꯖ꯫

• ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ: ꯂꯪꯁꯇꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯍꯥꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯀꯊꯦꯡꯅꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯠꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯁꯨ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯗꯅꯕꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯑꯅꯤꯁꯨꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ꯫

ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯂꯨꯟꯖ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯂꯨꯟꯖ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯕꯖꯦꯛꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯐꯝ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯛꯅꯤꯡ ꯆꯪꯗꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯂꯨꯟꯖ꯫?

• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯂꯪꯖ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯪꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯂꯪꯖ: ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯒꯣꯕꯂꯦꯠ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ (ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ) ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯂꯪꯖ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯄꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯕꯣꯁꯨ ꯕꯜ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯂꯪꯖ: ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊꯇꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯏꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯣꯁꯨ ꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯔꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯂꯨꯟꯖ꯫?

• ꯋꯥꯀꯤꯡ ꯂꯪꯖꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯂꯪꯖꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯄꯦꯇꯔꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ, ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯌꯨꯅꯤꯂꯦꯇꯦꯔꯦꯜ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯅꯦꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠꯁꯤꯡ: ꯀꯝꯄꯥꯎꯟꯗ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯔꯤꯑꯦꯔ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯌꯥꯎꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥꯜ ꯆꯦꯟ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫