ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯇꯣ ꯑꯥꯞ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: ꯁꯧꯇꯥꯌꯤꯅ, Leikharel
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.

Introduction to the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯇꯣ ꯑꯥꯞ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯇꯣ ꯑꯞ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯏꯆꯝ ꯆꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯄꯦꯏꯟ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯀꯤ ꯁꯤꯟꯃꯤꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯄꯨꯝ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯌꯥꯕꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯁꯥꯟꯅ-ꯈꯣꯠꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ-ꯃꯇꯧ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯔꯛꯌꯨꯂꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯁꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯇꯣ ꯑꯥꯞ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯂꯦꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯏꯈꯠꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ 20-30 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯇꯣ ꯑꯥꯞ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ: ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯇꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯋꯥꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯔꯅꯤꯆꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ꯫ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯠ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯤꯃꯤꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯣꯔꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ: ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ 15-30 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯤꯂꯥꯛꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯇꯣ ꯑꯥꯞ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯇꯣ ꯑꯥꯞ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯇꯣ ꯑꯞ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ ꯁꯦꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯗꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯇꯣ ꯑꯥꯞ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ-ꯃꯇꯧ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯈꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯞ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯇꯣꯏꯂꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯨꯄꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯜ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ: ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ, ꯋꯥꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯧ꯫
• ꯈꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯇꯣ ꯑꯥꯞ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯇꯣ ꯑꯥꯞ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆꯀꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤ ꯏꯁꯨ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯗꯥꯎꯅꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯗꯣꯒ: ꯌꯣꯒꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯇꯣ ꯑꯞ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯥꯂꯕꯁ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯔ ꯆꯦꯟ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯀꯄꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫