ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: Thaangsu masaingga~
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.

Introduction to the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯣꯒꯒꯤ ꯐꯟꯗꯥꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯋꯦꯌꯔꯅꯦꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯏꯕꯛ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯗꯞꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯤꯁꯅꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ, ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯝꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯣꯒꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯨꯝꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯂꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯅꯠ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ: ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯎꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯋꯔꯍꯥꯎꯁꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯤ ꯕꯇꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯀꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯀꯣꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ: ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯀꯌꯥꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯣꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯦꯟ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ: ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯇꯉꯥꯏꯐꯗꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯄꯣꯖꯒꯥ ꯈꯦꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯩꯇꯦ꯫ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯌꯥꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯡ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ, ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯁꯤꯁꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯖ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯐꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯁꯤꯛ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯪꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯂꯕꯗꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯟ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯏꯟꯁꯠꯔꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯔꯦꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯋꯥꯔꯤꯌꯔ I ꯄꯣꯖ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯕꯤꯔꯚꯗ꯭ꯔꯁꯟ I ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ, ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯄꯥ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯇ꯭ꯔꯤ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯀꯁꯥꯁꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯀꯣꯅꯥꯁꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ, ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯆꯦꯌꯥꯔ ꯄꯣꯖ, ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯎꯠꯀꯇꯥꯁꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯔꯒꯥꯅꯁꯤꯡ, ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯥꯔꯇꯄꯨꯁꯨ ꯊꯧꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯆꯦꯌꯥꯔ ꯄꯣꯖ: ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯄꯣꯖꯗꯥ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯇꯉꯥꯏꯐꯗꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯇ꯭ꯔꯤ ꯄꯣꯖ: ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ, ꯐꯣꯀꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯄꯣꯖꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯁꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫