ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: ꯆꯤ ꯆꯤꯡꯗ
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.

Introduction to the ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯠ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ, ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔꯕꯨꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯒꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯍꯨꯟꯗꯣꯛꯂꯒꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯂꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡꯖꯨꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯂꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯏꯈꯠꯂꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ (sagging middle section) ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯠ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯣꯃꯥꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯂꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯅꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ (neck Strain) ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ: ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯇꯨꯝꯃꯨ꯫

ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯠ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯅꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯠ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯅꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯂꯕꯗꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯛ ꯂꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯟꯅꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯇꯤ-ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯠ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯔꯗ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯂꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯁꯥꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯄꯥꯏꯛ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯠ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯏꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯍꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯠ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯂꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯁꯥꯡꯗꯣꯀꯏ꯫
• ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯠ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯍꯧꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯂꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• "ꯁꯥꯏꯀꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡ"ꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯤ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯠ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• "ꯃꯥꯎꯟꯇꯟ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯥꯏꯝꯕꯔꯁꯤꯡ" ꯑꯁꯤ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯠ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯄꯦꯌꯥꯔ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯖꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯁꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯠ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯏꯗꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫