ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯇꯨ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯑꯣꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯇꯨ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯑꯣꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ꯫

ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯇꯨ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯑꯣꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯗꯤꯖꯥꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ, ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁꯨꯞꯅꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯕꯥ, ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯡꯂꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯇꯨ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯑꯣꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯂꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯇꯨ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯑꯣꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ: ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯦꯛꯁꯤꯃꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯕꯨ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯥꯎꯊꯣꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ ꯇꯧꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯃꯥꯌꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯑꯁꯦꯡꯕꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯕꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯕꯃꯦꯟꯇ꯫

ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯇꯨ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯑꯣꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯇꯨ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯑꯣꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯇꯨ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯑꯣꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯇꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯥꯖꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ꯫ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯂꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯇꯨ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯑꯣꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ꯫?

• ꯕꯦꯟꯆꯇꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯟꯆꯇꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯛꯇꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯎꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯀꯣꯌꯕꯗꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯕꯣꯂꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ: ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯏꯅꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯕꯦꯟꯆꯇꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯄꯂꯁꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯅꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯄꯤꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯂꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯇꯨ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯑꯣꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ꯫?

• ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯔ ꯆꯦꯟ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ (ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ, ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ)ꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯟꯗꯨꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯇꯨ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯑꯣꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯃꯣꯠ ꯇꯧꯔꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯨꯂꯒꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯞꯂꯤꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯇꯨ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯑꯣꯟ ꯕꯦꯟꯆ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫