ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: ꯐꯥꯁꯤ
• Equipment: ꯏ꯬ ꯂꯥꯢꯄꯂ꯮ि

Introduction to the ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ, ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯍꯟꯊꯣꯛ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯕꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯈꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯗꯤꯚꯦꯂꯄꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯃꯣꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯀꯥ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯅꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯥꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯦꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯐꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯡꯗꯣꯀꯎ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯂꯕꯣ ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯏꯟꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯂꯕꯣꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯂꯕꯣꯛꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯌꯔ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯁꯔꯨ ꯇꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ 45ꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯂꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯄꯣꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ: ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯣꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ...

ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯖꯅꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯣꯇꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯔꯤꯚꯔꯁ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯒꯤ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯃꯥꯡꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯔꯦꯖꯤꯃꯦꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯐꯩ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯄꯦꯛꯇꯣꯔꯦꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯈꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯗꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯦꯐꯇꯤ ꯄꯤ꯫
• ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯥꯔꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯅꯔꯖꯤ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯗꯤꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯄꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯅꯔꯖꯤ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯄꯅꯥ ꯐꯪꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯋꯥꯍꯟꯊꯣꯛ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫