ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯄꯣꯄꯂꯤꯇꯤꯑꯦꯜ꯫

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• Equipment: Lokchetna

Introduction to the ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯄꯣꯄꯂꯤꯇꯤꯑꯦꯜ꯫

ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯄꯣꯄꯂꯤꯇꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯄꯂꯤꯇꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ, ꯔꯅꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯇꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯄꯣꯄꯂꯤꯇꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯁꯦꯜ ꯉꯥꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯒꯥ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫

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

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯅꯥ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯔꯣꯂꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯣꯄꯂꯤꯇꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯔ ꯄꯤꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯕꯣꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯔꯣꯂꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ 30ꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯤꯅꯠ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯕꯤꯌꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯦꯠ 2-3 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯄꯣꯄꯂꯤꯇꯤꯑꯦꯜ꯫

• ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ: ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯄꯣꯄꯂꯤꯇꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯇꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯒꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ: ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯔ ꯄꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯇꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯆꯥꯡ ꯅꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯱.

ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯄꯣꯄꯂꯤꯇꯤꯑꯦꯜ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯄꯣꯄꯂꯤꯇꯤꯑꯦꯜ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯄꯣꯄꯂꯤꯠ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯐꯣꯝ ꯔꯣꯂꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯄꯤꯀꯄꯥ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯄꯂꯤꯇꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯦꯁꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯊꯦꯔꯥꯄꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯄꯣꯄꯂꯤꯇꯤꯑꯦꯜ꯫?

• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯄꯣꯄꯂꯤꯇꯤꯑꯦꯂꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯄꯣꯄꯂꯤꯇꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯄꯂꯤꯇꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯜ ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯄꯣꯄꯂꯤꯇꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ, ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯔ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯤꯡ ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯄꯣꯄꯂꯤꯇꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫

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

• ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯄꯂꯤꯇꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥꯒꯥ ꯁꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯒꯦꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯛꯅꯦꯃꯤꯌꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯣꯂꯤꯌꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯄꯣꯄꯂꯤꯇꯤꯌꯝ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯗꯒꯤ ꯐꯪꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯄꯂꯤꯇꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯄꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯜ ꯕꯜ ꯄꯣꯄꯂꯤꯇꯤꯌꯝ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫