ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: KaainaLinellL haakaa Lhunoutob iapab aaku-u oqnipat., Leikharel
• Equipment: ꯋꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯓꯤꯗꯦꯠ

Introduction to the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯄꯁ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯥꯎꯈꯠꯂꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯂꯝꯕꯤ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯋꯔꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯂꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯅ-ꯔꯦꯛ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯄꯤꯌꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯥꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯍꯥꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯗꯣꯃꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯐꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯌꯥꯔ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯕꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯃꯤꯅꯠ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯀꯅꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯨꯒꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯅꯒꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁꯔꯨ ꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯗꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯊꯤꯡꯒꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ: ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯕꯥꯎꯟꯁ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯕꯖꯦꯛꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯀꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯔꯦꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯣꯛꯁ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯕꯣꯛꯁ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯀꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯔ ꯆꯦꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯋꯤꯊ ꯍꯤꯂꯁ ꯔꯦꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯤꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯣꯖꯟ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯋꯦꯖ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯞꯂꯤꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯨꯅꯤꯂꯦꯇꯦꯔꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯀꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯨ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯠꯇꯣꯀꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯋꯥꯀꯤꯡ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠꯀꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ - ꯀ꯭ꯕ꯭ꯌꯥꯗ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡ - ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊꯁꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ - ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯗꯁꯤꯡ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡ - ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫