ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: Ningtokpa
• Equipment: ꯏꯋꯔ ꯂꯣꯎꯦꯇꯣ
• Primary Muscles: Gluteus Maximus
• Secondary Muscles: Adductor Magnus, Erector Spinae, Hamstrings, Quadriceps, Soleus

Introduction to the ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯦꯛ, ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄ ꯀꯌꯥꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯣꯊ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯤꯂꯒꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯨꯝꯐꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯎꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯦꯃꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯛꯠꯔꯤꯕꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯤꯚꯔꯁ ꯇꯧ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯠ ꯇꯧ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• **ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ, ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ**: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯠꯔꯤꯉꯩ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯦꯅꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• **ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯄꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ**: ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯛ, ꯀꯣꯔ, ꯀ꯭ꯕ꯭ꯌꯥꯗ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯗꯁꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯀꯄꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫

ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯝ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯦꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯔꯤꯌꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯎꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ, ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯁꯨꯃꯣ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯤꯞ-ꯋꯥꯏꯗꯇꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯊꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯞ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯛꯁꯥꯒꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯍꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯏꯁꯨ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯨꯅꯤꯂꯦꯇꯦꯔꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯀꯁꯨ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯣꯃꯥꯅꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠꯀꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯐ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯑꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚꯦꯁꯅꯗꯥ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯐꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯥꯂꯦꯃꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯔꯣꯃꯥꯅꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯗꯤꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯔ ꯆꯦꯟ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯟꯇ-ꯑꯣꯚꯔ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫