ꯂꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯃꯤꯡ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯂꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯃꯤꯡ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯋꯥꯔꯃꯤꯡ-ꯑꯞ ꯏꯟ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ, ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ, ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯦꯄꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯔꯇꯀꯤ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯔꯛꯌꯨꯂꯦꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯕꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯊꯤꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯇꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯁꯦꯝ ꯁꯥꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ, ꯃꯁꯜ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯂꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯃꯤꯡ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯐꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ 90ꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯀꯊꯦꯡꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯜꯂꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ-ꯑꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯂꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯃꯤꯡ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯂꯪꯁꯇꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯖꯤꯅꯕꯤꯌꯨ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯟꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯇꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯕꯗꯤ, ꯋꯥꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯪꯁ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯇꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯌꯥꯔ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯧ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯂꯪꯁ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯂꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯂꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ (hip-width) ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ...

ꯂꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯃꯤꯡ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯂꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯃꯤꯡ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯅꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯃꯤꯡ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯝ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯒꯥꯏꯗꯂꯥꯏꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯟꯅꯕꯁꯨ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯂꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯃꯤꯡ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯪꯖꯗꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯊꯥꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯪꯁꯀꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯔꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯍꯨꯟꯗꯣꯀꯏ꯫
• ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗꯇꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯤ, ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯕꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯕꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯗꯥ, ꯖꯝꯄꯤꯡ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ-ꯑꯄꯇꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣ ꯑꯦꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯪꯁꯇꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯍꯥꯝꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯂꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯃꯤꯡ-ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯂꯪꯁꯇꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯃꯤꯡ ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕ꯭ꯌꯥꯗ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯎꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ-ꯑꯄꯀꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯅꯥ ꯂꯪꯁꯇꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯃꯤꯡ ꯑꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯔꯇꯀꯤ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯝꯄꯦꯔꯦꯆꯔꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯪꯖꯅꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯦꯝ-ꯁꯥꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩ꯫