ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯃꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯕꯦꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯃꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯕꯦꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯃꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯕꯦꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯀ꯭ꯕ꯭ꯌꯥꯗ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯗꯤ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ, ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯃꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯕꯦꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡ꯫

• ꯕꯦꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯀꯄꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯀꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯃꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯕꯦꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡ꯫

• ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯈꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ: ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯈꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁꯔꯨ ꯇꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯃꯔꯣꯃꯗꯥ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯪꯂꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ (Depth of Squat): ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯃꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯕꯦꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯃꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯕꯦꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯃꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯕꯦꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯝ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯔꯤꯌꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯃꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯕꯦꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡ꯫?

• ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯀꯔꯂꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯃꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ: ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯀꯔꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯥꯏꯁꯦꯞ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯣꯔꯑꯥꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯃꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯄꯂꯁ: ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯝꯕꯤ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯉꯈꯥꯌ ꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯂꯀꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯇꯀꯤ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯃꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ: ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯂꯤꯐꯠꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯃꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ,

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯃꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯕꯦꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡ꯫?

• ꯒꯣꯕꯂꯦꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯕꯦꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯃꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯁꯤꯡꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ, ꯒꯣꯕꯂꯦꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔꯗꯁꯨ ꯄꯨꯛꯅꯤꯡ ꯊꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯨꯂꯒꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯞꯂꯤꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ, ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯀꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯃꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯕꯦꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫