ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ꯫

• Body Part: Ningtokpa
• Equipment: ꯏꯋꯔ ꯂꯣꯎꯦꯇꯣ

Introduction to the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ꯫

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯏꯟꯇꯔꯃꯤꯗꯤꯌꯦꯠꯇꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯗꯚꯥꯟꯁ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯒꯤ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯔ ꯆꯦꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯗꯤ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯆꯥꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯒꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯦ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯀꯁꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯄꯤꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯁꯥꯕꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ꯫

• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ: ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯔꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯍꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯌꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯆꯠꯁꯤꯡꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯂꯣꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯍꯧꯕ

ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯎꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯔꯦꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯥꯖꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ꯫?

• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯄꯤꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯨꯄꯊꯣꯛꯂꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯂꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ-ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ: ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯌꯨꯅꯤꯂꯦꯇꯦꯔꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯕꯣꯂꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡ꯫?

• ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡꯁꯀꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ, ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯤ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯍꯥꯏꯄꯔꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯒꯨꯗ ꯃꯣꯔꯅꯤꯡꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫