ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• Body Part: ᱡᱟᱥᱚᱣᱟᱯᱚᱸ ᱢᱚᱦᱟ.
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.

Introduction to the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ, ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯖꯤꯃꯅꯥꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ, ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯖꯤꯃꯅꯥꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡ, ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯋꯦꯌꯔꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯖꯤꯃꯅꯥꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯤꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯤꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯃꯥꯌꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯗꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯗꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯀꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫

• ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ: ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯗꯜ ꯁꯤꯠ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ: ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯉꯊꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯡꯇꯛꯅꯒꯅꯨ꯫ ꯍꯦꯟꯗꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗ ꯍꯣꯜꯗ, ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯗꯜ ꯑꯞ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯜ-ꯁꯤꯠꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ ꯖꯤꯃꯅꯥꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯀꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯉꯊꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯔꯦꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯗꯦ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯟꯗꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯤꯂꯁꯤꯡ, ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯤ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ, ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯆ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯃꯤꯟꯅꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

• ꯄꯥꯏꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯂꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯨꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯏꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯟ-ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯌꯨꯅꯤꯂꯦꯇꯦꯔꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯍꯥꯐ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯐꯋꯦ ꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯇꯕꯥ ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯋꯦꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯑꯣꯖꯟ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ꯫?

• ꯑꯦꯜ-ꯁꯤꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ ꯐꯦꯖꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯄꯥꯏꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯜꯗꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯗꯜ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯅꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯗꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯁꯤꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯌꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫