ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯐꯣꯔꯃꯤꯁ꯫

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Introduction to the ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯐꯣꯔꯃꯤꯁ꯫

ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯐꯣꯔꯃꯤꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯌꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯇꯕꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯐꯣꯔꯃꯤꯁ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯌꯥꯇꯤꯀꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯄꯦꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯥꯀꯁꯤꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯗꯤ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯁꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯗꯤ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯇꯕꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯌꯥꯏꯐꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ꯫

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

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯈꯔꯥ ꯂꯥꯄꯊꯣꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯠ ꯇꯧ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯕꯣꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯔꯣꯂꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯠꯇꯣꯛ ꯑꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯦꯁꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯐꯣꯔꯃꯤꯁ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯠꯔꯤꯉꯩ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯅꯠ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯐꯣꯔꯃꯤꯁ꯫

• ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯔ: ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯐꯣꯔꯃꯤꯁ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯔ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯔ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯅꯥ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯔ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏ꯫ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯔ ꯄꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯅꯕꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ, ꯖꯔꯀꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯐꯣꯔꯃꯤꯁ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯁꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯂꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯗꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯂꯥꯀꯁꯤꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯦ꯫
• ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯤꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯅꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯤꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯂꯤꯐ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯐꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯪꯒꯅꯤ꯫

ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯐꯣꯔꯃꯤꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯐꯣꯔꯃꯤꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯐꯣꯔꯃꯤꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯦꯀꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯔꯃꯅꯦꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯁꯨ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯊꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯤꯇꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯐꯣꯔꯃꯤꯁ꯫?

• ꯇꯦꯅꯤꯁ ꯕꯜ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯐꯣꯔꯃꯤꯁ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ: ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯦꯅꯤꯁ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯛꯔꯣꯁ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯦꯁꯦꯖ ꯕꯣꯂꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯔꯨ-ꯇꯅꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯕꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯐꯣꯔꯃꯤꯁ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯐꯣꯔꯃꯤꯁ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯣꯂꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯐꯣꯔꯃꯤꯁ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ: ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯆꯦꯌꯥꯔ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯣꯇꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯐꯣꯔꯃꯤꯁ ꯃꯁꯂꯗꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯔ ꯄꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫
• ꯕꯣꯂꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯐꯣꯔꯃꯤꯁ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯋꯥꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯐꯣꯔꯃꯤꯁ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

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

• ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯐꯣꯔꯃꯤꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯐꯣꯔꯃꯤꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯊꯣꯡꯁꯤꯡ: ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯊꯣꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯐꯣꯔꯃꯤꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯐꯣꯔꯃꯤꯁꯀꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯤꯌꯁ ꯃꯦꯛꯁꯤꯃꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫