ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯇꯤꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: n, u, l, l
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.

Introduction to the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯇꯤꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯇꯤꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯄꯦꯅꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯗꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯁꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯗꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤ ꯃꯍꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯅꯦꯒꯦꯇꯤꯚ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯦꯡꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯍꯦꯜꯊ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯇꯤꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯈꯠꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ 30ꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯤꯅꯠ 1 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯆ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯇꯤꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯠ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯀꯣꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯥꯑꯣꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯈꯛꯇꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯖꯔꯀꯤ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯃꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯝ-ꯁꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯇꯤꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯇꯤꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯇꯤꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯏꯆꯝ ꯆꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯉꯥꯂꯒꯤ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯁꯨ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯛ ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯀꯃꯛ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯇꯤꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ꯫?

• "ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ" ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯔꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯇꯤꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯂꯒꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ꯫
• "ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯀꯦꯠ-ꯀꯦꯃꯦꯜ" ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒꯣꯜꯗ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯣꯜꯇꯔ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• "ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ" ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• "ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯐꯣꯔꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯐꯣꯜꯗ" ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ (hips)ꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯧꯔꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯔꯀꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯇꯤꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ: ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯇꯤꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯂꯦꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯇꯤꯛ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯇꯤꯁꯤꯃꯁ ꯗꯣꯔꯁꯤ (latissimus dorsi) ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯐꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫