ꯂꯦꯟꯗꯃꯥꯏꯟ ꯁꯨꯃꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: Ningtokpa
• Equipment: ꯏꯋꯔ ꯂꯣꯎꯦꯇꯣ
• Primary Muscles: Gluteus Maximus, Quadriceps
• Secondary Muscles: Adductor Magnus, Gluteus Medius, Soleus, Tensor Fasciae Latae

Introduction to the ꯂꯦꯟꯗꯃꯥꯏꯟ ꯁꯨꯃꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯂꯦꯟꯗꯃꯥꯏꯟ ꯁꯨꯃꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯄꯁꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯤꯀꯦꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯂꯦꯟꯗꯃꯥꯏꯟ ꯁꯨꯃꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯅꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯂꯦꯟꯗꯃꯥꯏꯟ ꯁꯨꯃꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• **ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ**: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯒꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• **ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ**: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯣꯡꯅꯥꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫

ꯂꯦꯟꯗꯃꯥꯏꯟ ꯁꯨꯃꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯂꯦꯟꯗꯃꯥꯏꯟ ꯁꯨꯃꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯟꯗꯃꯥꯏꯟ ꯁꯨꯃꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯕꯥꯔ ꯈꯛꯇꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ ꯁꯦꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯔꯁꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯎꯠꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯂꯦꯟꯗꯃꯥꯏꯟ ꯁꯨꯃꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯂꯦꯟꯗꯃꯥꯏꯟ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯥꯔꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀ꯭ꯕ꯭ꯌꯥꯗꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯂꯦꯟꯗꯃꯥꯏꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯇꯥ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ, ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯂꯦꯟꯗꯃꯥꯏꯟ ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ-ꯂꯦꯒ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯜ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯂꯦꯟꯗꯃꯥꯏꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯨ ꯔꯣ: ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯔꯣ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯨꯜ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯂꯦꯟꯗꯃꯥꯏꯟ ꯁꯨꯃꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯒꯣꯕꯂꯦꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯔꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯛ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯟꯗꯃꯥꯏꯟ ꯁꯨꯃꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠꯀꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡ, ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯤ ꯀ꯭ꯕ꯭ꯌꯥꯗ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯍꯤꯞ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯁ꯭ꯇꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯟꯗꯃꯥꯏꯟ ꯁꯨꯃꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫