ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯁ ꯐꯦꯃꯣꯔꯤꯁ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯁ ꯐꯦꯃꯣꯔꯤꯁ꯫

ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯁ ꯐꯦꯃꯣꯔꯤꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ, ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯅꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯍꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯁ ꯐꯦꯃꯣꯔꯤꯁ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ (hip-width) ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ 90ꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯧꯔꯛꯠꯔꯤꯕꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯃꯥꯌꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯈꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯪꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯈꯣꯡ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯦꯠ 3ꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯞ 10-15 ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯁ ꯐꯦꯃꯣꯔꯤꯁ꯫

• ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ: ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯁ ꯐꯦꯃꯣꯔꯤꯁꯇꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯃꯗꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯅꯤ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯂꯪꯁꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯈꯤꯗꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯖꯤꯅꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ, ꯖꯔꯀꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯂꯣꯗ: ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯁ ꯐꯦꯃꯣꯔꯤꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯁ ꯐꯦꯃꯣꯔꯤꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯁ ꯐꯦꯃꯣꯔꯤꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯃꯔꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯖꯟ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯁꯤꯕꯨ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ, ꯂꯪꯁ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯁ ꯐꯦꯃꯣꯔꯤꯁ꯫?

• "ꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯇꯁ ꯂꯦꯇꯦꯔꯦꯂꯤꯁ" ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯁ ꯐꯦꯃꯣꯔꯤꯁꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• "ꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯇꯁ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯌꯥꯂꯤꯁ" ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯁ ꯐꯦꯃꯣꯔꯤꯁꯇꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯁꯤꯅꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• "ꯁꯥꯔꯇꯣꯔꯤꯌꯁ" ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯁꯨ, ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯒꯣꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯆꯠ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯁ ꯐꯦꯃꯣꯔꯤꯁꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• "ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯔ ꯐꯥꯁꯤꯌꯥ ꯂꯥꯇꯥꯏ" ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯅꯒꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯁ ꯐꯦꯃꯣꯔꯤꯁꯀꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯁ ꯐꯦꯃꯣꯔꯤꯁ꯫?

• ꯂꯪꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯁ ꯐꯦꯃꯣꯔꯤꯁꯇꯥ ꯍꯀꯊꯦꯡꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯩ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯎꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫
• ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯁ ꯐꯦꯃꯣꯔꯤꯁꯄꯨꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯤꯃꯦꯠꯔꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ꯫