ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣ꯫

• Body Part: Ningtokpa
• Equipment: ᤣᤤᤤ᤼ᤘ ᤎᤛᤎᤦᤂᤛᤄᤓ.
• Primary Muscles: Erector Spinae, Gluteus Maximus, Hamstrings

Introduction to the ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣ꯫

ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ, ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯁꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯐꯨꯇꯕꯣꯜ, ꯕꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯦꯇꯕꯣꯜ, ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯤꯜꯗꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯥꯎꯠꯄꯨꯠ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯗꯥꯛ-ꯂꯥꯡꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠꯇꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯗꯥꯛ ꯂꯥꯡꯊꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯁꯣꯛꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯌꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯂꯥꯀꯎ, ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣ꯫

• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯀꯄꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯄꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯒꯅꯨ; ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯖꯦꯅꯦꯔꯦꯠ ꯇꯧ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯣꯔꯁꯣꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯊꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯁꯐꯔ ꯇꯧ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯁꯐꯔ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯊ꯭ꯔꯣ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯏꯅꯖꯨꯔꯤ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫

ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ ꯁꯦꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯝ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣ꯫?

• ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣꯅꯤ, ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯛꯠꯔꯤꯉꯩ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯛꯕꯥꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯏ꯫
• ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯍꯨꯃꯁꯨꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯛꯠꯔꯤꯉꯩ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯊꯥꯡꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯃꯔꯤꯁꯨꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣꯅꯤ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯛꯠꯔꯤꯉꯩ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯣꯔꯁꯣ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯔꯣꯏꯕꯗꯥ, ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯖꯝꯄ ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯛꯠꯔꯤꯉꯩ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯖꯝꯄ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣ꯫?

• ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯇꯁꯤꯡ: ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯇꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥꯜ ꯆꯦꯟ (ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ, ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁ, ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ) ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯍꯤꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯇꯂꯕꯦꯜ ꯁꯣꯏꯪꯁꯤꯡ: ꯃꯈꯣꯌ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯕꯜ ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯄꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯞꯂꯣꯁꯤꯚ ꯄꯥꯋꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯃꯣꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯀꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯣ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯋꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯩ꯫