ꯍꯤꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯣꯄꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯍꯤꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯣꯄꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯍꯤꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯣꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯄꯀꯤ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯗꯤꯖꯥꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯏꯆꯝ ꯆꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ, ꯔꯅꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯄꯀꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯅꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯍꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯦꯁꯅꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯣꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯅꯒꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ, ꯃꯈꯥꯒꯤ ꯂꯤꯝꯐꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯅꯗ꯭ꯌꯨꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯍꯤꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯣꯄꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯦꯛꯁꯤꯃꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯍꯤꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯣꯄꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯍꯤꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯣꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯐꯃꯗꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯚꯤꯇꯤ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯍꯤꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯀꯄꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯆꯤꯂꯤꯁ ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯣꯟ (achilles tendon) ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ: ꯍꯤꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯣꯞ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯍꯤꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯈꯔꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

ꯍꯤꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯣꯄꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯍꯤꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯣꯄꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯣꯄꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯝꯕꯥ ꯀꯟꯗꯤꯁꯟ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜ ꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯂꯊꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯍꯤꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯣꯄꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯋꯦꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯣꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯗꯝꯕꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯣꯖꯟ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯣꯁꯨ ꯕꯜ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯣꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯕꯣꯁꯨ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯣꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯣꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯇꯀꯤ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯖꯝꯄꯤꯡ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯣꯄꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯨꯒꯥꯏꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯍꯤꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯣꯄꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯣꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯣꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯈꯣꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯣꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞ, ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯐꯪꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯣꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫