ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯇꯁ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ꯫

• Body Part: Ningtokpa
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.
• Primary Muscles: Gluteus Medius, Tibialis Anterior
• Secondary Muscles: Gastrocnemius, Sartorius, Tensor Fasciae Latae

Introduction to the ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯇꯁ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ꯫

ꯐꯨꯜ ꯂꯣꯇꯁ ꯌꯣꯒꯥ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯗꯤꯞ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯊꯤꯡ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯤꯁꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯊꯋꯥꯏ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯗꯥꯏꯖꯦꯁꯟ ꯊꯧꯒꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯜ ꯐꯣꯀꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯔꯃꯤꯗꯤꯌꯦꯠꯇꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯗꯚꯥꯟꯁ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯤꯁꯅꯔꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ꯫ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ, ꯑꯦꯋꯥꯔꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯥꯟꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯇꯁ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯤꯖꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯎ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯥꯐ ꯂꯣꯇꯁꯀꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯅꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯛ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡꯖꯨꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡꯖꯨꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯃꯊꯛꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯤꯂꯥꯛꯁ ꯇꯧ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯇꯦꯇꯤꯚ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯇꯁ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ꯫

• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯟ: ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯀꯌꯥꯅꯥ ꯐꯨꯜ ꯂꯣꯇꯁ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯩ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯊꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯞꯂꯦꯛꯁ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯐꯨꯜ ꯂꯣꯇꯁ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯝꯕꯤꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯅꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯥꯕꯤꯌꯨ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯕꯨ ꯄꯣꯖꯗꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯐꯨꯜ ꯂꯣꯇꯁꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯦꯝ-ꯁꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯍꯥꯐ ꯂꯣꯇꯁ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁ-ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯏꯟꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫

ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯇꯁ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯇꯁ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ꯫?

ꯐꯨꯜ ꯂꯣꯇꯁ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯄꯗ꯭ꯃꯁꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯣꯒꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ, ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯇꯁ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯂꯝꯕꯤꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯨꯈꯥꯁꯅꯥ (ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯖ) ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯔꯙ ꯄꯗ꯭ꯃꯥꯁꯥꯅꯥ (ꯍꯥꯐ ꯂꯣꯇꯁ ꯄꯣꯖ)ꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯏꯆꯝ ꯆꯝꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯏꯟꯁꯠꯔꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯧ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯇꯁ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ꯫?

• ꯏꯖꯤ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁꯨꯈꯥꯁꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯎꯟꯗ ꯂꯣꯇꯁ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯕꯗ꯭ꯙ ꯄꯗ꯭ꯃꯥꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯤꯁ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯍꯦꯗꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯇꯁ ꯄꯣꯖ, ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯄꯗ꯭ꯃꯁꯥꯅꯥꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯔꯁꯥꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯗꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯇꯁ ꯄꯣꯖꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯒꯥ ꯄꯨꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯇꯁ ꯄꯣꯖ, ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯄꯗ꯭ꯃꯥꯁꯅꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁꯔꯕꯉ꯭ꯒꯥꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯛꯇꯤꯁꯅꯔꯅꯥ ꯐꯨꯜ ꯂꯣꯇꯁ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯜꯗꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯇꯁ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ꯫?

• ꯍꯤꯔꯣ ꯄꯣꯖ (ꯕꯤꯔꯥꯁꯅꯥ) ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯨꯜ ꯂꯣꯇꯁ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯄꯁ, ꯊꯕꯥꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯨꯜ ꯂꯣꯇꯁ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯪꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯇ꯭ꯔꯤ ꯄꯣꯖ (ꯕ꯭ꯔꯀꯁꯥꯁꯟ) ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯇꯁ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯣꯀꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯇꯁꯀꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯄꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫