ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ-ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟꯇꯤꯡ ꯄꯥꯏꯂꯦꯠꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯏꯟꯇꯔꯃꯤꯗꯤꯌꯦꯠ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯂꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯄꯨꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡꯖꯨꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ-ꯃꯇꯧ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯑꯀꯣꯌꯕꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁꯔꯨ ꯇꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯂꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ꯫ ꯖꯔꯀꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯕꯥꯎꯟꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯐꯣꯔꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯈꯣꯡ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ: ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ:

ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯖꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯊꯦꯔꯥꯄꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯕꯁꯨ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯛ ꯂꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯅꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ: ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯟꯀꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ: ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯟꯀꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ: ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯔꯤꯅꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ: ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯔꯤꯅꯥꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯁꯤꯖꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯔꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆꯀꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡ – ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡ – ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫
• ꯄꯥꯏꯂꯦꯠꯁ ꯔꯣꯜ ꯑꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯗꯥ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯐꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆꯀꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯐꯤꯁꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫