ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯑꯦꯗ꯭ꯌꯨꯛꯇꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯑꯦꯗ꯭ꯌꯨꯛꯇꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯑꯦꯗ꯭ꯌꯨꯛꯇꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯗ꯭ꯌꯨꯛꯇꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ, ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡ, ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯅꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅ-ꯈꯣꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯏꯟꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯇꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯑꯦꯗ꯭ꯌꯨꯛꯇꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯅꯥꯛ ꯅꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ 20-30 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ꯫
• ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯜꯂꯀꯎ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯑꯦꯗ꯭ꯌꯨꯛꯇꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯇ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯦꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯀꯏ, ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯀꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯕꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯆꯥꯡ ꯅꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ: ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯑꯦꯗ꯭ꯌꯨꯛꯇꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯑꯦꯗ꯭ꯌꯨꯛꯇꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ Kneeling Face Down Adductor Stretch ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯖꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯊꯦꯔꯥꯄꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯁꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯚꯝ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯑꯦꯗ꯭ꯌꯨꯛꯇꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯗ꯭ꯌꯨꯛꯇꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ: ꯚꯔꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯅꯥ ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩ, ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯗ꯭ꯌꯨꯛꯇꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯕꯇꯔꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ (butterfly Stretch): ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯨꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯗ꯭ꯌꯨꯛꯇꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫
• ꯁꯨꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯗꯨꯛꯇꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ (Supine Adductor Stretch): ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫
• ꯐ꯭ꯔꯣꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ (Frog Stretch): ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯃꯔꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯠ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯑꯦꯗ꯭ꯌꯨꯛꯇꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯕꯇꯔꯐ꯭ꯂꯥꯏ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯣꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯅꯔꯖꯤ ꯊꯤꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯑꯦꯗ꯭ꯌꯨꯛꯇꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯩ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯤꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖ: ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯥꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯗ꯭ꯌꯨꯛꯇꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯤꯂꯤꯡ ꯐꯦꯁ ꯗꯥꯎꯟ ꯑꯦꯗ꯭ꯌꯨꯛꯇꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫