ꯋꯥꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯇꯦꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

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• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.

Introduction to the ꯋꯥꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯇꯦꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯋꯥꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯇꯦꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ, ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯈꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯄꯦꯏꯟ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯋꯥꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯇꯦꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯪꯊꯣꯀꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯦꯞ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯂꯦꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯃꯇꯝ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯍꯥꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛ-ꯍꯣꯡꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯋꯥꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯇꯦꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ: ꯋꯥꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯇꯦꯞ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯥꯔꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯂꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯅꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯐꯠꯇꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯜꯂꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯆꯥꯡ ꯅꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ: ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

ꯋꯥꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯇꯦꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯋꯥꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯇꯦꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯇꯦꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯣ-ꯏꯝꯄꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯂꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯖꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯊꯦꯔꯥꯄꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯕꯁꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯋꯥꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯇꯦꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯇꯦꯞ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯀꯣꯌꯕꯗꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯇꯦꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯇꯦꯞ ꯋꯤꯊ ꯖꯝꯄ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯇꯦꯞ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯄꯤꯀꯄꯥ ꯖꯝꯄ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯆꯥꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯇꯦꯞ ꯋꯤꯊ ꯗꯝꯕꯂ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯇꯦꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯀꯝꯄꯣꯅꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯇꯦꯞ ꯋꯤꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯇꯦꯞ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯣꯔꯁꯣ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯇꯔꯨ-ꯇꯅꯥꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯋꯥꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯇꯦꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯇꯦꯄꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯇꯦꯄꯀꯤ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯥ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ: ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯇꯦꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯇꯦꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯇꯉꯥꯏꯐꯗꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫