ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯄꯥꯔꯝꯌꯥꯟ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯄꯥꯔꯝꯌꯥꯟ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯃꯦꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗꯔꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯈꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯀꯣꯛ ꯆꯤꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯄꯥꯔꯝꯌꯥꯟ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯨꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯎꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ "ꯁꯨꯄꯥꯔꯃꯦꯟ" ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯃꯤꯡ ꯊꯣꯅꯈꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ (contraction) ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯥꯎꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯄꯥꯔꯝꯌꯥꯟ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯈꯜꯂꯨ: ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯈꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯃꯗꯕꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ: ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯃꯦꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯄꯥꯔꯝꯌꯥꯟ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯄꯥꯔꯝꯌꯥꯟ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯃꯦꯟ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁ ꯃꯦꯛꯁꯤꯃꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ ꯁꯦꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯚꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯟꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯄꯥꯔꯝꯌꯥꯟ꯫?

• ꯂꯦꯒ ꯂꯤꯐꯠꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯕꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯃꯦꯟ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯃꯥꯌꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯃꯦꯟ: ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯃꯦꯟ ꯄꯂꯁ: ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯄꯂꯁ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯩꯁꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯣꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯃꯦꯟ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯔꯣ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯄꯥꯔꯝꯌꯥꯟ꯫?

• ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯃꯦꯅꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯊꯣꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯃꯦꯅꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯃꯦꯟ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫