ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯡꯃꯦꯟ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: Leikharel
• Equipment: ꯏꯋꯔ ꯂꯣꯎꯦꯇꯣ

Introduction to the ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯡꯃꯦꯟ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯡꯃꯦꯟ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯄꯁ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯁꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ, ꯋꯦꯠꯂꯤꯐꯇꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯡꯃꯦꯟ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯜꯂꯒꯥ, ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯐꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯄꯤꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯊꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯡꯃꯦꯟ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯞ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯍꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯇꯧꯔꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯊꯤꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯇꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯁꯦꯝ-ꯁꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯈꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ: ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯦꯅꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯈꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯦꯃꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯕ꯭ꯂꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯔ ꯈꯪꯍꯧꯗꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯂꯥꯟꯊꯦꯡꯅꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯂꯥꯀꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯡꯃꯦꯟ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯡꯃꯦꯟ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯡꯃꯦꯟ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯝꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯍꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯡꯃꯦꯟ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯒꯣꯕꯂꯦꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ: ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯨꯄꯆꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯂꯥꯔꯕꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ-ꯃꯇꯧ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯃꯣꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯡꯃꯦꯟ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯂꯪꯁꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕ꯭ꯌꯥꯗ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯡꯃꯦꯟ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠꯀꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯡꯃꯦꯟ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯏ ꯑꯉꯥꯝ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯗꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯡꯃꯦꯟ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯔ ꯆꯦꯟꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠꯀꯤ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ ꯐꯦꯖꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫