ꯕꯦꯁꯤꯛ ꯇꯣꯏ ꯇꯆ꯫

• Body Part: Ningtokpa, ꯆꯤ ꯆꯤꯡꯗ
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.
• Primary Muscles: Erector Spinae, Gluteus Maximus, Hamstrings, Rectus Abdominis
• Secondary Muscles: Deltoid Anterior, Deltoid Lateral, Gastrocnemius, Obliques, Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head, Serratus Anterior, Soleus

Introduction to the ꯕꯦꯁꯤꯛ ꯇꯣꯏ ꯇꯆ꯫

ꯕꯦꯁꯤꯛ ꯇꯣꯏꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯆꯝ ꯆꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯈꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯂꯥꯌ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯦ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯁꯜ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯆꯤꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯦꯁꯤꯛ ꯇꯣꯏ ꯇꯆ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁꯔꯨ ꯇꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯕ꯭ꯂꯦꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯥꯎꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯦꯁꯤꯛ ꯇꯣꯏ ꯇꯆ꯫

• ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯛꯅ-ꯁꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯇꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯌꯈꯠꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯂꯥꯀꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯣꯔꯁ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ: ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯥꯎꯟꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯁ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯃꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯃꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ:

ꯕꯦꯁꯤꯛ ꯇꯣꯏ ꯇꯆ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯦꯁꯤꯛ ꯇꯣꯏ ꯇꯆ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯁꯤꯛ ꯇꯣꯏ ꯇꯆ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯗꯣꯡꯊꯤꯕꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯇꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯛꯀꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯦꯝ-ꯁꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯍꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯇꯧꯕꯁꯨ ꯔꯦꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯦꯁꯤꯛ ꯇꯣꯏ ꯇꯆ꯫?

• ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ (standing Toe Touch) : ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯏꯗ-ꯂꯦꯒ ꯇꯣꯆ (wide-legged Toe Touch): ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ-ꯈꯨꯠ ꯁꯣꯛꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩ꯫
• ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁ-ꯂꯦꯒ ꯇꯣꯆ (cross-Legged Toe Touch): ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯏ ꯇꯆ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯧꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯦꯁꯤꯛ ꯇꯣꯏ ꯇꯆ꯫?

• ꯐꯣꯔꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯂꯪꯁ (forward lunges): ꯐꯣꯔꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯂꯪꯖꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯛꯅ-ꯁꯝꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯠ-ꯀꯧ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆꯁꯤꯡ: ꯌꯣꯒꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯇꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯁꯤꯛ ꯇꯣ ꯇꯆ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯇꯉꯥꯏ ꯐꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯏ꯫