ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯔꯤꯡ ꯇꯨꯋꯦꯜ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯔꯤꯡ ꯇꯨꯋꯦꯜ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯔꯤꯡ ꯗ ꯇꯣꯋꯦꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ, ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯋꯦꯌꯔꯅꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯌꯦꯂꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯔꯤꯡ ꯇꯨꯋꯦꯜ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯕ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯔꯥꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯏꯂꯦꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯕꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ꯫
• ꯁꯦꯟꯇꯔꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯀꯁꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯔꯤꯡ ꯇꯨꯋꯦꯜ꯫

• ꯇꯣꯏꯂꯦꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ: ꯇꯣꯏꯂꯦꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯇꯣꯏꯂꯦꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯇꯣꯏꯂꯦꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯦꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡꯅꯤ꯫ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯌꯈꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯏꯂꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯂꯒꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ

ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯔꯤꯡ ꯇꯨꯋꯦꯜ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯔꯤꯡ ꯇꯨꯋꯦꯜ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯔꯤꯡ ꯇꯨꯋꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯈꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯂꯥꯌ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯦ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯁꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯗꯣꯛꯇꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯔꯤꯡ ꯇꯨꯋꯦꯜ꯫?

• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ-ꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯔꯤꯡ ꯗꯤ ꯇꯣꯋꯦꯜ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯏꯂꯦꯠ ꯔꯤꯡ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯑꯃꯃꯃꯇꯥ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯔꯤꯡ ꯗꯤ ꯇꯣꯋꯦꯜ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯏꯃꯥꯏꯖꯦꯟꯁꯤ ꯇꯣꯏꯂꯦꯠꯀꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯄꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯔꯤꯡ ꯗꯤ ꯇꯣꯏꯂꯦꯠ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯏꯂꯦꯠ ꯔꯤꯡ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯋꯦꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯔꯤꯡ ꯗꯤ ꯇꯣꯋꯦꯜ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯏꯂꯦꯠ ꯔꯤꯡ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯑꯄꯤꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯍꯤꯗꯥꯛ ꯂꯥꯡꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯅꯕꯥ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯔꯤꯡ ꯇꯨꯋꯦꯜ꯫?

• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯔꯤꯡ ꯗ ꯇꯣꯋꯦꯂꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯔꯤꯡ ꯗꯤ ꯇꯣꯋꯦꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯟ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯏꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯨꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫