ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯄꯁ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯔꯨꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯒꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯜ ꯗꯤꯐꯤꯅꯤꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯤꯁꯤꯌꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• ꯁꯦꯐꯇꯤ ꯍꯨꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯡꯗꯣꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯣꯠꯁꯤꯟꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯁꯦꯐꯇꯤ ꯍꯨꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯩꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯛ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• ꯈꯣꯡ ꯍꯥꯝꯐꯝ (foot placement): ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ (hip-width) ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯇꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯦꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ 90ꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯎꯟꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯦꯗ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯟꯇꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯥꯔꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯣꯛꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ...

ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯖꯤꯝ-ꯒꯣꯌꯔ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯚꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯒꯥꯏꯗ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯔꯤꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

• ꯋꯥꯏꯗ-ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯅꯥ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯅꯦꯔꯣ-ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯀꯁꯤꯟꯅꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯍꯥꯏ-ꯐꯨꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯠꯐꯣꯔꯃꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯂꯣ-ꯐꯨꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯠꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯦꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯛꯅꯤꯡ ꯆꯪꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

• ꯂꯪꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ, ꯌꯨꯅꯤꯂꯦꯇꯦꯔꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯀꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯌꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯗꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯞꯄꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫