ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯚꯤ-ꯑꯞ꯫

• Body Part: Ningtokpa, ꯆꯤ ꯆꯤꯡꯗ
• Equipment: ꯏ꯬ ꯂꯥꯢꯄꯂ꯮ि
• Primary Muscles: Iliopsoas, Rectus Abdominis
• Secondary Muscles: Obliques, Quadriceps, Sartorius, Tensor Fasciae Latae

Introduction to the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯚꯤ-ꯑꯞ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯚꯤ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯋꯦꯠꯂꯤꯐꯇꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯦꯂꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯅꯤꯛꯁ ꯄꯨꯅꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯔꯃꯤꯗꯤꯌꯦꯠꯇꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯗꯚꯥꯟꯁ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯏꯊꯨꯁꯤꯌꯥꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ, ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯊꯂꯦꯇꯤꯛ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯗꯤꯐꯤꯅꯤꯁꯅꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯚꯤ-ꯑꯞ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ "V" ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯅꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯎ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯌꯧꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• "V" ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯚꯤ-ꯑꯞ꯫

• **ꯅꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ**: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯖꯤꯅꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• **ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯈꯜꯂꯨ**: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯃꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ**: ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ꯫

ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯚꯤ-ꯑꯞ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯚꯤ-ꯑꯞ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯚꯤ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯔꯗ ꯚꯤ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯁ꯭ꯇꯔ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯥꯖꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯇꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯚꯤ-ꯑꯞ꯫?

• ꯋꯦꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯑꯦꯟꯀꯦꯜ ꯚꯤ-ꯑꯞ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯍꯥꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯄꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯚꯤ-ꯑꯞ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯡ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯚꯤ-ꯑꯞ: ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯚꯤ-ꯑꯞ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯏꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯚꯤ-ꯑꯞ: ꯚꯤ-ꯑꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯣꯏꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯚꯤ-ꯑꯞ꯫?

• ꯁꯥꯏꯀꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯚꯤ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯔꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯚꯤ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯨꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯚꯤ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯚꯤ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯔꯤꯖꯟ ꯄꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯒꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫