ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁ꯫

• Body Part: Ningtokpa
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.
• Primary Muscles: Gluteus Maximus
• Secondary Muscles: Hamstrings

Introduction to the ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁ꯫

ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯛꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ꯫ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯨꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯏꯟꯆꯤ 6 ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯒꯥ, ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯅꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯋꯥꯈꯜ ꯈꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯔꯤꯞ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ, ꯂꯦꯞꯄꯥ ꯂꯩꯇꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯀꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯃꯥꯌꯗꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯏꯟꯆꯤ 6 ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯦꯁꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ (lower back strain) ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯪꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯅꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯔꯤꯂꯥꯛꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯏꯅꯍ

ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯛꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯤꯀꯄꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯔꯦꯖꯤꯃꯦꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁ꯫?

• ꯋꯦꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯄꯤꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯚꯔꯇꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯗꯣꯂꯐꯤꯟ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯅꯦꯟ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯗꯣꯂꯐꯤꯅꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯨꯝꯂꯤꯕꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫
• ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯗꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁ꯫?

• ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯄꯦꯌꯥꯔ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯣꯔꯁꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫