ꯎꯕ

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

Introduction to the ꯎꯕ

ꯁꯥꯑꯣ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯏꯂꯦꯠꯁ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯋꯥꯔꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯀꯣꯛ ꯆꯤꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯎꯕ

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯃꯔꯣꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯔꯥꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡꯖꯨꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ "ꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ" ꯇꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯜꯂꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯣꯔꯁꯣ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯌꯧꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯎꯕ

• **ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ**: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ (hip-width)ꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯏꯈꯠꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯗꯣꯃꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯐꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• **ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯦꯀꯤꯎꯁꯟ**: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡꯖꯨꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡꯖꯨꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯄꯤꯀꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ "ꯁꯣ" ꯇꯧꯔꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯈꯅꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯁꯦꯟꯇꯔꯗꯥ ꯍꯜꯂꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• **ꯅꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ**: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯂꯨꯆꯤꯡꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁꯔꯨ ꯇꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫

ꯎꯕ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯎꯕ?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯑꯣ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯏꯂꯦꯠꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯗꯤ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯀꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯟ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯔꯤꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯎꯕ?

• ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁꯣ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯆꯥꯛ ꯀꯀꯊꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯨꯏ ꯑꯅꯤ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯄꯀꯤ ꯙꯥꯇꯨꯒꯤ ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯡꯕꯥ, ꯁꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯕ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯁꯣ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯍꯦꯀꯁꯣ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯣ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯙꯥꯇꯨ ꯀꯀꯄꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯁꯦꯃꯈꯤꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯖꯤꯒꯁꯣ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯎ, ꯙꯥꯇꯨ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯇꯩ ꯃꯆꯥꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯗꯤꯖꯥꯏꯅꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯥꯏꯔꯦꯒꯨꯂꯔ ꯀꯔꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯀꯀꯊꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯞꯔꯣꯀꯦꯇꯤꯡ ꯕ꯭ꯂꯦꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯣ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯣ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯒꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯔꯥꯞꯄꯥ ꯆꯦꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ, ꯃꯦꯀꯥꯅꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯁꯣ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯎꯕ?

• ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ: ꯁꯥꯑꯣꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯇꯇꯥ ꯇꯣꯔꯁꯣꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯡ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯀꯤ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯑꯣ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯄꯥꯏꯂꯦꯠꯁ ꯔꯣꯜ ꯑꯞ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯣ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯥꯔꯇꯤꯀꯨꯂꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯃꯣꯁꯅꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫