ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯇꯤ-ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: Ningtokpa
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.
• Primary Muscles: Erector Spinae, Gluteus Maximus
• Secondary Muscles: Hamstrings, Infraspinatus, Trapezius Middle Fibers, Trapezius Upper Fibers

Introduction to the ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯇꯤ-ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯇꯤ-ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ, ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯂꯣ-ꯏꯝꯄꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯂꯥꯌ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯦ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯐꯕꯥ, ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤ ꯃꯍꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯇꯤ-ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ, ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯇꯤ-ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯖꯔꯀꯤ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯔꯦꯄꯤꯗ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯃꯥꯌꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯦꯛꯁꯤꯃꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯏꯟꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ, ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯌꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ: ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯇꯤ-ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯇꯦ꯫ ꯏꯟ

ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯇꯤ-ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯇꯤ-ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯇꯤ-ꯔꯦꯏꯖ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯠꯂꯥꯌ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯦ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯇꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯟ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯇꯤ-ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯇꯤ-ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯇꯤ-ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ, ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯇꯤ-ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯒꯤ ꯏꯃꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯤ-ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯇꯤ-ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯇꯤ-ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯇꯤ-ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯏꯐꯤꯁꯤꯌꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯇꯤ-ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯇꯤ-ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫