ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: ᑿᐱᔾ
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.

Introduction to the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯔꯅꯔꯁꯤꯡ, ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯁꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯞꯂꯤꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯇꯕꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯁꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ, ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ 20ꯗꯒꯤ 30 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯣꯔꯁꯣ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡꯖꯨꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ, ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯤ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯃꯥꯡꯈꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯕꯥꯎꯟꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯣꯔꯁ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ: ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ 20-30 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕ꯭ꯂꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯁꯣꯏꯆ ꯁꯥꯏꯗꯁꯤꯡ: ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯆꯝ ꯆꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯈꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯂꯥꯌ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯦ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯕꯨ ꯁꯤꯟ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯟꯇꯤꯔꯤꯑꯣꯔ ꯇꯤꯕꯤꯌꯥꯂꯤꯁ ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯅꯩ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ-ꯃꯇꯧ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯂꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯖꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯊꯦꯔꯥꯄꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯕꯁꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ (kneeling Shin Stretch): ꯚꯔꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯏ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯜ ꯁꯤꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ (wall Shin Stretch): ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯐꯣꯝ ꯔꯣꯂꯔ ꯁꯤꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁꯤꯅꯐꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯐꯣꯝ ꯔꯣꯂꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯦꯁꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯌꯣꯒꯥꯗꯥ ꯌꯨꯝꯐꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ: ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯗꯥꯎꯅꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯗꯣꯒ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯗꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯄꯣꯖꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯟ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯑꯦꯟꯀꯦꯜ ꯁꯔꯀꯂꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯟꯀꯦꯜ ꯁꯔꯀꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯟꯀꯦꯜ ꯖꯣꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆꯀꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫
• ꯈꯣꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯂꯪꯁ (walking lunges): ꯈꯣꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯂꯪꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯩ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯄꯀꯥ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫