ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯡꯃꯦꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯖꯔꯛ꯫

• Body Part: Leikharel
• Equipment: ꯏ꯬ ꯂꯥꯢꯄꯂ꯮ि

Introduction to the ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯡꯃꯦꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯖꯔꯛ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯡꯃꯦꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯖꯔꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ, ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯐꯦꯠ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯤꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯄꯥꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯡꯃꯦꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯖꯔꯛ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯦꯃꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯤꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯊꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ, ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯌꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯒꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯡꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯡꯃꯦꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯖꯔꯛ꯫

• ꯋꯥꯔꯝ-ꯑꯞ: ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯡꯃꯦꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯖꯔꯛ ꯌꯥꯎꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯠꯔꯤꯉꯩ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ-ꯑꯞ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣ ꯌꯥꯎꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯟ: ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯤ...

ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯡꯃꯦꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯖꯔꯛ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯡꯃꯦꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯖꯔꯛ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯡꯃꯦꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯖꯔꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯟꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯅꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ-ꯃꯇꯧ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯐꯤꯗꯕꯦꯛ ꯄꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯦꯐꯇꯤ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯚꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯁꯨ ꯔꯤꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯡꯃꯦꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯖꯔꯛ꯫?

• ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯡꯃꯦꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯍꯦꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯖꯔꯛ: ꯃꯥꯂꯦꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯏ, ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯡꯃꯦꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯖꯔꯛ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯐꯦꯖꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯡꯃꯦꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯞꯂꯤꯠ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯖꯔꯛ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯐꯦꯖꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯪꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯡꯃꯦꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯖꯔꯛ: ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯔꯗ ꯖꯔꯛ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ ꯖꯔꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯄꯨꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯅꯤꯁꯨꯕꯥ ꯗꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯡꯃꯦꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯖꯔꯛ꯫?

• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯡꯃꯦꯟ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯋꯥꯟ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯖꯔꯀꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚꯅꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯨꯕꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤ ‘ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯟ’ ꯐꯦꯖꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯕꯨ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ‘ꯖꯔꯛ’ ꯐꯦꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫