ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: Ningtokpa
• Equipment: ꯏ꯬ ꯂꯥꯢꯄꯂ꯮ि
• Primary Muscles: Erector Spinae, Gluteus Maximus
• Secondary Muscles: Hamstrings

Introduction to the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯁꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯆꯤꯀꯄꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡꯖꯨꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯚꯔ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯂꯦꯃꯍꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯃꯍꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯂꯒꯥ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁꯦꯠ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• **ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ**: ꯑꯅꯤꯁꯨꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯐꯃꯗꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯃꯥꯡꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯀꯥꯏꯊꯣꯀꯎ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯇꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯋꯥꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯆꯦꯌꯥꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ꯫
• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ**: ꯑꯍꯨꯃꯁꯨꯕꯥ ꯇꯤꯄꯁꯤꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯛ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯟꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯁꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯎꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯣꯃꯥꯅꯤꯌꯥꯟ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯚꯔꯖꯅꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯩ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯨ ꯔꯣ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯔꯣ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯀꯔꯂꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯀꯝꯄꯣꯅꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠꯀꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯩ꯫ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯣꯃꯥꯅꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ: ꯔꯣꯃꯥꯅꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ-ꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯗꯣꯡꯊꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫