ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ꯫

• Body Part: Ningtokpa
• Equipment: ꯏꯋꯔ ꯂꯣꯎꯦꯇꯣ
• Primary Muscles: Gluteus Maximus
• Secondary Muscles: Gastrocnemius, Sartorius, Soleus

Introduction to the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ꯫

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ, ꯈꯨꯎ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯍꯟꯊꯣꯛ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯏꯟꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ꯫

• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯂꯣꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯐꯠꯇꯕꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛ 10-12 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ, ꯖꯔꯀꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ...

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯂꯧꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯍꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ, ꯁꯦꯐꯇꯤ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯑꯣꯔꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ꯫?

• ꯀ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ-ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠꯀꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯩ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯗꯁꯨ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯏ.ꯖꯦ.ꯗꯤ.
• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗꯇꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯀꯤ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯕꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯀꯦꯕꯜ ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ꯫?

• ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯄꯨꯁ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ, ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯈꯨꯠꯂꯥꯌ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯦ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯦꯛꯇꯣꯔꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫