ꯁꯦꯃꯤꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯅꯣꯁꯁ꯫

• Body Part: Leikharel
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.

Introduction to the ꯁꯦꯃꯤꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯅꯣꯁꯁ꯫

ꯁꯦꯃꯤꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯅꯣꯁꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯆꯤꯡꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ, ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯤꯖꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯊꯦꯔꯥꯄꯤ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯈꯅꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯖꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁꯦꯃꯤꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯅꯣꯁꯁ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯦꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯇꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯍꯦꯟꯗꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ (contraction) ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯥꯎꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯅꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁꯦꯃꯤꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯅꯣꯁꯁ꯫

• ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯅꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ꯫ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯏ ꯆꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ: ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯇꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯒꯣꯜꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ (hips) ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯤꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯖꯔꯀꯤ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯔꯦꯄꯤꯗ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯤꯂꯤꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯂꯣꯗ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯃꯇꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ

ꯁꯦꯃꯤꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯅꯣꯁꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁꯦꯃꯤꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯅꯣꯁꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯤꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯅꯣꯁꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯤꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯅꯣꯁꯁ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯕꯖꯦꯛꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯖꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯊꯦꯔꯥꯄꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁꯦꯃꯤꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯅꯣꯁꯁ꯫?

• ꯁꯦꯃꯤꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯅꯣꯁꯁ ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯣꯟ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯥꯐꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯌꯥꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯟꯇꯤꯔꯤꯑꯣꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯨꯁꯤꯑꯦꯠ ꯂꯤꯒꯥꯃꯦꯟꯇ (ACL) ꯔꯤꯀꯟꯁꯠꯔꯛꯁꯅꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯗ꯭ꯌꯨꯑꯣꯔꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ꯫
• ꯄꯨꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯤꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯅꯣꯁꯁ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯦꯃꯤꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯅꯣꯁꯁ ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯅꯣꯄꯦꯊꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯣꯅꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯏꯅꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯃꯦꯁꯟ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯗꯤꯖꯦꯅꯦꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯕꯨ ꯈꯪꯅꯩ꯫
• ꯁꯦꯃꯤꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯅꯣꯁꯁ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯇꯤꯌꯥꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯊꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯊꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯦꯃꯤꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯅꯣꯁ ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯣꯅꯥꯏꯇꯤꯁ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯣꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯂꯩꯔꯀꯄꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯏꯅꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯃꯦꯁꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯟꯗꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁꯦꯃꯤꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯅꯣꯁꯁ꯫?

• ꯂꯪꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯀꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯁꯜ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯤꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯅꯣꯁꯁ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯨꯄꯇꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯀꯔꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯤꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯅꯣꯁꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫