ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁꯔꯀꯜ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁꯔꯀꯜ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁꯔꯀꯜ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯤꯍꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯒ꯭ꯔꯥꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁꯔꯀꯜ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ 90 ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯘꯗꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯔꯛꯌꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯔꯀꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯃꯍꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯀꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁꯔꯀꯜ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯅꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ 90ꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯤꯁꯅꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯇ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯤꯁ: ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯟꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫

ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁꯔꯀꯜ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁꯔꯀꯜ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁꯔꯀꯜ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯝ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯇꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯀꯄꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯥꯐꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯖꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯊꯦꯔꯥꯄꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯕꯁꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁꯔꯀꯜ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯗꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁꯔꯀꯜ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯖꯝꯄꯤꯡ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁꯔꯀꯜ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯖꯝꯄ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯌꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯄꯤꯅꯤꯡ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁꯔꯀꯜ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯔꯃꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯤꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯦꯁꯤꯕꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁꯔꯀꯜ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯔꯃꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁꯔꯀꯜ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• "ꯐ꯭ꯂꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ" ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁꯔꯀꯜ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯜꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯡ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯔꯇꯀꯤ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• "ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ" ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯦꯟꯇ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁꯔꯀꯜ ꯀꯤꯀꯀꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯇꯤꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯣꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫