ꯕꯣ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ꯫

• Body Part: Ningtokpa
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.
• Primary Muscles: Erector Spinae, Gluteus Maximus, Hamstrings
• Secondary Muscles: Biceps Brachii, Deltoid Posterior, Gastrocnemius, Obliques, Quadriceps, Teres Major

Introduction to the ꯕꯣ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ꯫

ꯙꯅꯨꯔꯥꯁꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯈꯉꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯣ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯦꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯦꯀꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯔꯒꯥꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯝꯌꯨꯜ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯤꯁꯀꯤ ꯏꯟꯇꯔꯃꯤꯗꯤꯌꯦꯠ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯤꯖꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯇꯁ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯗꯥꯏꯖꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯅꯩ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯕꯣ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯎ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯂꯥꯀꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯣꯝ ꯑꯃꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ 15-20 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯕꯣ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯕꯣ ꯄꯣꯖꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯛꯇꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯖꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯨ: ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯣ ꯄꯣꯖꯗꯥ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯗꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯐꯤꯡꯛꯁ ꯄꯣꯖꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯀꯕꯦꯟꯗꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯀꯕꯦꯟꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯕꯣ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ: ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

ꯕꯣ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯕꯣ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯙꯅꯨꯔꯥꯁꯟ ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯈꯉꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯣ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯏꯟꯇꯔꯃꯤꯗꯤꯑꯦꯠꯇꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯗꯚꯥꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯅꯩ꯫ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯁ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯐꯪꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯗꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯅꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯤꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯛꯀꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯟ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯏꯟꯁꯠꯔꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯁꯨ ꯇꯀꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯕꯣ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ꯫?

• ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯐꯨꯜ ꯕꯣ ꯄꯣꯖꯅꯤ, ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯕꯣ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯆꯥꯏꯜꯗ ꯕꯣ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯉꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯗꯚꯥꯟꯁ ꯕꯣ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯕꯣ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ꯫?

• ꯀꯦꯃꯦꯜ ꯄꯣꯖ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯀꯄꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯦꯟ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯕꯣ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖꯗꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯂꯣꯀꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯣꯖ: ꯕꯣ ꯄꯣꯖꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯂꯣꯀꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯇꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯕꯨ ꯕꯣ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯁꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫