ꯍꯨꯒ ꯀꯤꯅꯁ ꯇꯨ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯍꯨꯒ ꯀꯤꯅꯁ ꯇꯨ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ꯫

ꯍꯒ ꯅꯤꯁ ꯇꯨ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ, ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯖꯦꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯏꯆꯝ ꯆꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯡ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤ ꯃꯍꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯁꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯇꯕꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯔꯤꯂꯤꯐ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯍꯨꯒ ꯀꯤꯅꯁ ꯇꯨ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯥ ꯍꯨꯔꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ, ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯍꯨꯒ ꯀꯤꯅꯁ ꯇꯨ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯍꯨꯔꯥꯅꯕꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯗꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ, ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯜꯂꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕꯅꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯦꯛꯁꯤꯃꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠꯍꯦꯗ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯗꯤꯖꯤꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• Overstretching (overstretching) ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ: ꯄꯨꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯁꯨ꯫

ꯍꯨꯒ ꯀꯤꯅꯁ ꯇꯨ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯍꯨꯒ ꯀꯤꯅꯁ ꯇꯨ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ "ꯍꯒ ꯅꯤꯁ ꯇꯨ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ" ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯏꯆꯝ ꯆꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯀꯔꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯒꯗꯒꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ: 1. ꯌꯣꯒ ꯃꯦꯠ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯄꯦꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ 2. ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫ 3. ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯥ ꯍꯨꯔꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ꯫ 4. ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ 15-30 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ, ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ 5. ꯔꯤꯂꯤꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯒꯥ ꯅꯣꯔꯃꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯎꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯗꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯍꯨꯒ ꯀꯤꯅꯁ ꯇꯨ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ꯫?

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯃꯁꯥꯃꯀꯄꯨ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯑꯁꯥꯕꯥ, ꯁꯦꯛꯌꯨꯑꯣꯔ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ, ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯍꯨꯒ ꯀꯤꯅꯁ ꯇꯨ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ꯫?

• ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯐꯣꯔꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯒ ꯅꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯒ ꯅꯤꯁ ꯇꯨ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯀꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯔꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯍꯒ ꯅꯤꯁ ꯇꯨ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯏꯟꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫