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 ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯦꯂꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯅꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯤ ꯂꯥꯟꯊꯦꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯇꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

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

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯏꯟꯆꯤ 6 ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ (ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ 45 ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ) ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯨ, ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯀꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛ-ꯍꯣꯡꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯈꯥꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ‘ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔꯤꯡ’ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯜꯇꯔ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁ꯫

• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯁꯤꯡ**: ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ, ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• **ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ**: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ꯫ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯗꯝ ꯉꯥꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕ꯭ꯂꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯤꯒꯅꯨ**: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ

ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯛꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯣꯔꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁ꯫?

• ꯋꯦꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯤꯚꯥꯔꯁ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯍꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯃꯤꯟꯅꯩ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯂꯤꯚꯦꯇꯦꯗ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ: ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯥꯎꯟꯗꯗꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ-ꯂꯦꯒ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯀꯄꯨ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯃꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯥꯏꯁꯣꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁ꯫?

• ꯁꯥꯏꯀꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯁ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯔꯤꯖꯅꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯌꯥꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯤ ꯑꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫