ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯐ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐ꯭ꯠ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯐ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐ꯭ꯠ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯐ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯐ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐ꯭ꯠ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯔꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯄꯤꯌꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯛꯠꯔꯤꯕꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯤꯚꯔꯁ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯐ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐ꯭ꯠ꯫

• **ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯊꯥꯡꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ**: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯥꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯁꯤꯡ**: ꯗꯝꯕꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯍꯤꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯦ꯫
• **ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ**: ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯦꯅꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯈꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• **ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ**: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯐ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐ꯭ꯠ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯐ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐ꯭ꯠ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯐ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯖꯤꯝ-ꯒꯣꯌꯔ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯐ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐ꯭ꯠ꯫?

• ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯐ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯐ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯇꯇꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯐ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁꯨꯃꯣ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯔꯣꯃꯥꯅꯤꯌꯥꯟ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠꯀꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯐ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯇꯨ ꯔꯣ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯗꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯐ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐ꯭ꯠ꯫?

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• ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖꯁꯤꯡ: ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯐ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯁꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫