ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯝ꯫

• Body Part: ꯆꯤ ꯆꯤꯡꯗ
• Equipment: Lokchetna

Introduction to the ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯝ꯫

ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯝ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯝ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯗꯤꯖꯥꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯃ꯭ꯌꯨꯖꯤꯁꯤꯌꯅꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯂꯪꯁꯀꯤ ꯀꯦꯄꯥꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯝ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯤꯕꯀꯦꯖꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯄꯤꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ (ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯔꯣꯜ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯣꯏꯂꯦꯠꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯠꯁꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ) ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯥꯎꯟꯗ ꯀꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯝ꯫

• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯃꯗꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯝ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯕꯥ꯫
• ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ: ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯂꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯖꯔꯀꯤ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯤꯔꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯆꯥꯡ ꯅꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯑꯇꯩ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ꯫

ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯝ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯝ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯝ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯪꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯏꯁꯩ ꯁꯀꯄꯥ, ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯃꯗꯥ ꯋꯥ ꯉꯥꯡꯕꯥ, ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯠꯀꯤ ꯏꯅꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯨꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯕꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯏꯁꯥꯕꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯔꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯒꯗꯒꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯂꯕꯗꯤ, ꯚꯣꯀꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯆ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯖꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯊꯦꯔꯥꯄꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯂꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯟꯅꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯝ꯫?

• ꯄꯂꯁꯦꯇꯤꯡ ꯗꯣꯝ ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯝ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯂꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯗꯣꯝ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ꯫
• ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ ꯁꯤꯠ ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯝ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯏꯗ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣ ꯔꯤꯒꯨꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ ꯁꯤꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯦꯗꯜ ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯝ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯏꯗꯀꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯦꯗꯜ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯂꯣꯁ ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯝ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯏꯗ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯀꯣꯔꯗꯅꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯣꯜꯗꯤꯡ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯤꯔꯤꯖ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯝ꯫?

• "ꯀꯦꯠ-ꯀꯧ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆꯁ" ꯑꯁꯤ ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯗꯤꯞ ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯃꯦꯇꯤꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯩ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯄꯤꯔꯦꯇꯔꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• "ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯐꯣꯔꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ" ꯑꯁꯤ ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯝ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯛꯅꯤꯡ ꯊꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤ, ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯝ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯝ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯩ꯫