ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ-ꯑꯞ

• Body Part: KaainaLinellL haakaa Lhunoutob iapab aaku-u oqnipat., Leikharel
• Equipment: ꯋꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯓꯤꯗꯦꯠ
• Primary Muscles: Gluteus Maximus, Quadriceps
• Secondary Muscles: Adductor Magnus, Gastrocnemius, Soleus

Introduction to the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ-ꯑꯞ

ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯀ꯭ꯕ꯭ꯌꯥꯗ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ, ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯌꯨꯝꯐꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯗꯖꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯗꯤꯐꯤꯁꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁꯤ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯜ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯗꯚꯥꯟꯁ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯏꯊꯨꯁꯤꯌꯥꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯁꯥꯟꯅ-ꯈꯣꯠꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ-ꯑꯞ

• ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯀꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯇꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯇꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯂꯛꯠꯔꯤꯕꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ, ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ-ꯑꯞ

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯤ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ - ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁ, ꯀ꯭ꯕ꯭ꯌꯥꯗ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯍꯨꯟꯗꯣꯛ-ꯁꯦꯃꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯌꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ-ꯑꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ, ꯋꯥꯈꯜ ꯈꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯈꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ-ꯑꯞ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ-ꯑꯞ?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯈꯛꯇꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯎꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯔꯦꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ-ꯑꯞ?

• ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ-ꯑꯞ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯤ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯕꯥꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ-ꯑꯞ ꯋꯤꯊ ꯅꯤ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ-ꯑꯞ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯤ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯤꯀꯕꯦꯀꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ-ꯑꯞ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ-ꯑꯞ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯏꯃꯦꯠꯔꯤꯛ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ-ꯑꯞ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯍꯥꯏ-ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ-ꯑꯞ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯖꯝꯄ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯅꯕꯥ, ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯖꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ-ꯑꯞ?

• ꯂꯪꯁ: ꯂꯪꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ, ꯀ꯭ꯕ꯭ꯌꯥꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫