ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯁꯔ꯫

• Body Part: ᱡᱟᱥᱚᱣᱟᱯᱚᱸ ᱢᱚᱦᱟ.
• Equipment: ꯏꯋꯔ ꯂꯣꯎꯦꯇꯣ

Introduction to the ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯁꯔ꯫

ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯛꯔꯁꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ-ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯍꯟꯊꯣꯛ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯜ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯗꯚꯥꯟꯁ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯏꯊꯨꯁꯤꯌꯥꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ, ꯃꯁꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯇꯤꯛꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯈꯅꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯁꯔ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯗꯣꯃꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯐꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯛꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯄꯤꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯂꯕꯣꯛꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯁꯔ꯫

• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ**: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯅꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯀꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• **ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯈꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ**: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• **ꯑꯦꯂꯕꯣ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ**: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯂꯕꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯂꯕꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯌꯔ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯂꯕꯣꯏꯒꯤ ꯁꯔꯨ ꯇꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯁꯔ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯁꯔ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯛꯔꯁꯔ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯇꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯛ ꯂꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯐꯩ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯁꯔ꯫?

• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯛꯔꯁꯔ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯅꯒꯤ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯥꯏꯖꯤꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯕꯜ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯛꯔꯁꯔ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯅꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯦꯕꯜ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ꯫
• ꯏ.ꯖꯦ.ꯕꯥꯔ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯛꯔꯁꯔ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯏ.ꯖꯦ.ꯗꯤ.ꯒꯤ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯛꯔꯁꯔ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯃꯝ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯁꯔ꯫?

• ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯛꯔꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯌꯥꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯅꯕꯤꯗꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯂꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯛꯔꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯄꯨꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯃꯤꯟꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯗꯤꯕꯦꯂꯄꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫