ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁ꯫

• Body Part: Ningtokpa
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.

Introduction to the ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁ꯫

ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯛꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯕ꯭ꯌꯥꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ, ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯨꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ, ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯥꯔꯠ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯦꯂꯣꯔꯤ ꯃꯩ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯀꯄꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ, ꯇꯣꯟ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯁ, ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯈꯅꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

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

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯏꯟꯆꯤ 6 ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ (hip flexors)ꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯛ, ꯂꯦꯃꯍꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯇꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ‘ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔꯤꯡ’ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯕ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯕꯤꯌꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯦꯠ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ: ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯈꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯊꯥꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯍꯥꯝꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯧ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯅꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯗꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯇꯃꯊꯤꯔꯕꯥ ꯊꯧꯗꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫

ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯛꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯅꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁ꯫?

• ꯁꯥꯏꯀꯜ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯛꯂꯤꯡ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ (straight Leg Raises): ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯇꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯐꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯠꯇꯥ ꯑꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯐ꯭ꯔꯣꯒ ꯀꯤꯀꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯣꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯝꯃꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯅꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁ꯫?

• ꯁꯥꯏꯀꯜ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯆꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯔꯤꯖꯟ ꯄꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯁꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯣꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫