ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: Ningtokpa
• Equipment: ꯏ꯬ ꯂꯥꯢꯄꯂ꯮ि
• Primary Muscles: Gluteus Maximus, Quadriceps
• Secondary Muscles: Adductor Magnus, Soleus

Introduction to the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯣꯌꯥꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕ꯭ꯌꯥꯗ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯥꯂꯕꯁ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯔꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯄꯨꯝ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯌꯊꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯌꯥꯔ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯐꯝꯂꯤꯕꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯅꯠ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯀꯅꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯜꯂꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯈꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• **ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ**: ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯒꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯅꯔꯖꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• **Rshing**: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯊꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯗꯣꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯒꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯔꯦꯞ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯒꯨꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯄꯁ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯅꯤ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯞꯂꯤꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ: ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯦꯃꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯀꯝꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯤꯄ-ꯋꯥꯏꯗꯇꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ (ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ, ꯀ꯭ꯕ꯭ꯌꯥꯗ)ꯗꯁꯨ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯥꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯞꯄꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯐꯪꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫