ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ꯫

ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯄꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯁꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯃꯥꯌꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯀꯣꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯁꯦꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ: ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯖꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ: ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯣꯛꯁꯤꯖꯦꯟ ꯌꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ, ꯔꯤꯗꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯨ: ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗꯇꯥ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ꯫

ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏꯗ ꯚꯔꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯒꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯇꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯒꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯆꯤꯡꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯚꯔꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯂꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ꯫?

• ꯂꯦꯒ ꯂꯤꯐꯠꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯀꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯂꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯡ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯥꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊꯇꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯔꯤꯆꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯌꯧꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯂꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯔ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯔ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ꯫?

• ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯄꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯀꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯁꯤꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯁꯤꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯡ ꯃꯨꯕꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯔꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯗ ꯗꯣꯒ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯀꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯣꯅꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯤꯌꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫