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 ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯄꯁ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯥꯎꯈꯠꯂꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯀꯣꯌꯕꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯕꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯒꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯣꯊ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯏꯟꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯔꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

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

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯡꯗꯣꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯣꯛꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯈꯤꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯛꯠꯔꯤꯕꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯜꯂꯀꯎ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ, ꯖꯔꯀꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯅꯥ ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ 90ꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ: ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯥꯔꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯇꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯔ ꯄꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯣꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯁꯔꯨ ꯇꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯞ: ꯍꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ...

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 ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯕꯖꯦꯛꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯖꯤꯝ-ꯒꯣꯌꯔ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯕꯨ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯚꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ ꯁꯦꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨꯁꯨ ꯔꯤꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

• ꯋꯥꯏꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯅꯦꯔꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯍꯥꯏ ꯐꯨꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯇꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯈꯛꯇꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯔ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯥꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ꯫

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

• ꯂꯪꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯏꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯒꯦꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯛꯅꯦꯃꯤꯌꯥꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯣꯂꯤꯌꯁꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫