ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ - ꯄꯣꯖ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ - ꯄꯣꯖ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯔꯠ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯟꯗꯥꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯋꯦꯠꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯈꯣꯡ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯁꯝꯅꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯔꯤꯌꯦꯟꯁꯇꯥ ꯌꯨꯝꯐꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯔꯠ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ - ꯄꯣꯖ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯦꯃꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ, ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ, ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯏꯟꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ ꯐꯦꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯁꯦꯝ-ꯁꯥꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯥꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯀꯊꯦꯡꯅꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ - ꯄꯣꯖ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯃꯤꯛꯁ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ (ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯟꯗ, ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯟꯗꯔꯍꯦꯟꯗ) ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯔꯝꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯒꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ: ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯇꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯨꯃꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯒꯠꯇꯥ ꯄꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯥꯛꯀꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯥꯁꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ - ꯄꯣꯖ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ - ꯄꯣꯖ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ - ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯔꯠ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯔꯤꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯀꯌꯥꯒꯥ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ - ꯄꯣꯖ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯔꯣꯃꯥꯅꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ: ꯄꯣꯖ ꯍꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ (hip-width) ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯐ-ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ: ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯔꯠ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯔꯣꯃꯥꯅꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯇꯀꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯩ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ-ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ꯫
• ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯞ-ꯕꯥꯔ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ: ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯞ ꯕꯥꯔ (ꯍꯦꯛꯁ ꯕꯥꯔ) ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ (hip-width) ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯂꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯗꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ - ꯄꯣꯖ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯡ: ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ, ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯄꯁ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯂꯦꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯇꯇꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯃꯥꯔꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯔꯁꯤꯡꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫