ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: Ningtokpa
• Equipment: Pete-penmamna machine

Introduction to the ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯄꯁ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯤꯌꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯥꯎꯈꯠꯂꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯂꯤꯚꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯁꯥꯟꯅ-ꯈꯣꯠꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ-ꯃꯇꯧ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯀꯟꯗꯤꯁꯟ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯠ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯀꯁꯨ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯥ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯕꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯗꯖꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯗꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯒꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯂꯣꯠꯁꯤꯟꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯠ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯌꯈꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯣꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯁꯔꯨ ꯇꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯔ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ: ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯁꯨ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯂꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯍꯣꯔꯥꯏꯖꯣꯟꯇꯦꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯨꯖꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯨꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯣꯔꯥꯏꯖꯣꯟꯇꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯚꯔꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯴꯵-ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯨꯖꯔꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ ꯴꯵ꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯂꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯨꯖꯔꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯂꯪꯁ: ꯂꯪꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯏ - ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯄꯁ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁ - ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ: ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯔꯦꯏꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯂꯤꯚꯔ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯗ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯔꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯆꯪꯗꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯞꯄꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯐꯪꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫