ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁꯣꯏꯪ꯫

• Body Part: Ningtokpa
• Equipment: ꯆꯃꯥꯅꯨꯋꯣꯟ
• Primary Muscles: Deltoid Anterior, Gluteus Maximus, Hamstrings
• Secondary Muscles: Biceps Brachii, Deltoid Lateral, Gastrocnemius, Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head, Quadriceps, Serratus Anterior, Soleus

Introduction to the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁꯣꯏꯪ꯫

ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯁꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ, ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯈꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯂꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯦꯂꯣꯔꯤ ꯃꯩ ꯊꯥꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁꯣꯏꯪ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ (hips)ꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯃꯊꯪꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯁꯣꯏꯪ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯅꯥ ꯊꯧꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯧꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁꯣꯏꯪ꯫

• ꯍꯤꯄꯁꯇꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ: ꯁꯣꯏꯪ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯅꯒꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ: ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯥꯏꯠ ꯍꯥꯏꯠ: ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯪꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤ, ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ꯫ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯅꯒꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ: ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯁꯨ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯒꯅꯨ꯫

ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁꯣꯏꯪ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁꯣꯏꯪ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯩꯁꯤꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯔꯦꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁꯣꯏꯪ꯫?

• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯦꯔꯤꯀꯥꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯡ: ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯔꯨꯁꯤꯌꯥꯟ ꯁꯣꯏꯪꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯗꯅꯥ, ꯑꯃꯦꯔꯤꯀꯥꯒꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯪ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯣꯏꯪ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯪꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯕ꯭ꯌꯥꯗꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯎꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯡ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯪꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯗꯕꯜ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯣꯏꯪ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁꯣꯏꯪ꯫?

• ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕ꯭ꯌꯥꯗ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯪ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯄꯨꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯁꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯟꯗ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯪ ꯃꯣꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫