ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒ ꯇꯧꯈꯤ꯫

• Body Part: Kiba leima suktang khonge toubagi asida.
• Equipment: ꯋꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯓꯤꯗꯦꯠ
• Primary Muscles: Trapezius Upper Fibers
• Secondary Muscles: Levator Scapulae, Trapezius Middle Fibers

Introduction to the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒ ꯇꯧꯈꯤ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯄꯦꯖꯤꯌꯁ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ, ꯕꯣꯗꯤ ꯕꯤꯜꯗꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯡꯂꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯂꯨꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯅꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒ ꯇꯧꯈꯤ꯫

• ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ, ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯑꯁꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯃꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯦꯛꯁꯤꯃꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒ ꯇꯧꯈꯤ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯖꯔꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ, ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯃꯥꯏꯟꯗ-ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯅꯦꯛꯁꯟ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯀꯄꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯁꯦꯡꯅꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯨꯞꯅꯒꯤ ꯃꯣꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯏꯟꯗ-ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯅꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ: ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒ ꯇꯧꯈꯤ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒ ꯇꯧꯈꯤ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯄꯦꯖꯤꯌꯁ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯥꯎꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯖꯤꯝ-ꯒꯣꯌꯔ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯎꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒ ꯇꯧꯈꯤ꯫?

• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯅꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯕꯤꯍꯥꯏꯟꯗ-ꯗꯤ-ꯕꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒ: ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯄꯦꯖꯤꯌꯁ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯈꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯝꯂꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯄꯦꯖꯤꯌꯁ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒ ꯇꯧꯈꯤ꯫?

• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯄꯦꯖꯤꯌꯁ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯕꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯄꯀꯤ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯩ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯃꯤꯊ ꯁ꯭ꯔꯨꯒ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯔ ꯗꯦꯂꯇꯣꯏꯗ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯣꯝꯕꯣꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡ, ꯁ꯭ꯀꯦꯄꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯔꯤꯠꯔꯦꯛꯁꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯄꯦꯖꯤꯌꯁ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫