ꯂꯨꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: Ningtokpa
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.
• Primary Muscles: Gluteus Maximus, Quadriceps
• Secondary Muscles: Adductor Magnus, Soleus

Introduction to the ꯂꯨꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ꯫

ꯂꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯄꯁ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯥꯂꯚ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯌꯥꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ, ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯇꯣꯟ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯪꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯂꯨꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ 90ꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯀꯊꯦꯡꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫
• ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯜꯂꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛ-ꯍꯣꯡꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯂꯨꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯪꯁ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯀꯊꯦꯡꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯊꯣꯛꯂꯛꯠꯔꯤꯕꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯆꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯑꯣꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯐꯠꯇꯕꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯔꯥꯏꯠ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯧ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯦꯃꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ...

ꯂꯨꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯂꯨꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯪꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯁꯤꯛ ꯃꯨꯕꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯦꯅꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯠꯄꯥ ꯂꯪꯁ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯪꯁꯇꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯟꯅꯕꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯀꯄꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯔꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯐꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯀꯗꯒꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯕꯁꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯂꯨꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯔꯤꯚꯔꯁ ꯂꯪꯁ (reverse Lunges): ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯪꯁꯀꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯊꯥꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯁ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗꯇꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯊꯥꯡꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯂꯪꯁ (jumping Lunges) : ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯪꯁꯀꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯔꯗꯤꯑꯣꯚꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯨꯂꯥꯔ ꯆꯦꯂꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯀꯔꯁꯤ ꯂꯪꯁ (curtsy lungges): ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯔꯁꯤ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ-ꯃꯇꯧ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯂꯨꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯪꯁꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯂꯪꯁꯀꯤ ꯌꯨꯅꯤꯂꯦꯇꯦꯔꯦꯜ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ, ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯌꯨꯅꯤꯂꯦꯇꯦꯔꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯂꯪꯁꯇꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥꯜ ꯆꯦꯟ - ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯪꯖꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯨꯞꯄꯥ ꯂꯦꯡ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ꯫