ꯃꯥꯔꯀꯥ

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

Introduction to the ꯃꯥꯔꯀꯥ

ꯁꯤꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ, ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯏꯂꯦꯠꯁ ꯃꯨꯕꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯏꯟꯇꯔꯃꯤꯗꯤꯌꯦꯠ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯁꯤꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯋꯥꯔꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯆꯤꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯔꯦꯖꯤꯃꯦꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯃꯥꯔꯀꯥ

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯥꯔꯆ ꯇꯧ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯁꯤꯂꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯇꯥ ꯁꯤꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯌꯥꯃꯔꯨꯝ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯃꯥꯔꯀꯥ

• ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ: ꯁꯤꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯔꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯕꯥ ꯐꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯁꯤꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯗꯃꯤꯛ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫ ꯍꯥꯌꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯔꯣꯂꯤꯡ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ: ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

ꯃꯥꯔꯀꯥ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯃꯥꯔꯀꯥ?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯁꯤꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯏꯂꯦꯠꯁꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯉꯊꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯇꯤꯎꯇꯣꯔꯤꯌꯥꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯏꯟꯁꯠꯔꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯐꯝ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯃꯥꯔꯀꯥ?

• ꯅꯣꯔꯊ ꯑꯦꯇꯂꯥꯟꯇꯤꯀꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯦ ꯁꯤꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯖꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯇꯣꯞ ꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯍꯨꯏꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯟꯇꯥꯔꯀꯇꯤꯀꯥꯒꯤ ꯅꯣꯡꯖꯨ-ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯐꯪꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯂꯤꯑꯣꯄꯥꯔꯗ ꯁꯤꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯡꯂꯕꯥ, ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ, ꯔꯦꯄꯇꯤꯂꯤꯌꯅꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯈꯉꯅꯩ꯫
• ꯄꯦꯁꯤꯐꯤꯛ ꯑꯣꯁꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯐꯪꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯂꯤꯐꯦꯟꯇ ꯁꯤꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯂꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯨꯄꯥꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯈꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯂꯪꯂꯥ ꯅꯥꯀꯣꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯈꯉꯅꯩ꯫
• ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯗꯣꯡꯊꯤꯕꯥ ꯅꯪꯂꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯋꯥꯏ ꯃꯣꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯁꯤꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯋꯥꯏ ꯑꯥꯏꯂꯦꯟꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯄꯤꯀꯄꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯣꯂꯤꯇꯔꯤ ꯕꯤꯍꯦꯕꯤꯌꯔꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯈꯉꯅꯩ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯃꯥꯔꯀꯥ?

• ꯄꯥꯏꯂꯦꯠꯁ ꯔꯣꯜ ꯑꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯆꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ ꯁꯦꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯛ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯌꯣꯒꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯕꯣꯠ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊꯇꯥꯁꯨ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫