ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁ꯫

ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯛꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯃꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯁꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯁꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯞꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯔꯦꯖꯤꯃꯦꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯄꯥꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

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 ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯤꯀꯄꯥ, ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯀꯦꯁꯁꯤꯡꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯗꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ ꯇꯧꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛ 15ꯗꯒꯤ 25 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ 30ꯗꯒꯤ 60 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯋꯥꯈꯜ ꯈꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯖꯔꯛ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ-ꯃꯇꯧ ꯃꯥꯡꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ: ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ; ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫

ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯛꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯤꯇꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯍꯦꯂꯊꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯚꯥꯏꯗꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁ꯫?

• ꯗꯣꯂꯐꯤꯟ ꯀꯤꯛ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯄꯨꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯗꯣꯂꯐꯤꯅꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯄꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯥꯏꯀꯜ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯀꯜ ꯊꯧꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯃꯨꯂꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯨꯁꯤꯌꯥꯟ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯈꯔꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯚꯔꯇꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯚꯔꯇꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯇꯇꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁ꯫?

• ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯦꯏꯁꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯕꯥ, ꯂꯦꯞꯄꯥ ꯂꯩꯇꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯗꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯔ ꯀꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯐꯪꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫