ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯟꯇꯥꯔ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯟꯇꯥꯔ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯟꯇꯥꯔ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯗꯤꯖꯥꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯗꯤꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ, ꯔꯅꯔꯁꯤꯡ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯔꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯛꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯟꯇꯥꯔ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ 30 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯥꯎꯟꯁ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯁ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ 3 ꯗꯒꯤ 5 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯃꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯟꯇꯥꯔ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ: ꯆꯦꯌꯥꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯃꯨꯡ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ, ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯂꯦꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ: ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ 20ꯗꯒꯤ 30 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯔꯤꯂꯥꯛꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯇꯧ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯍꯨꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯉꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯕꯥꯎꯟꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯣꯔꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯟꯇꯥꯔ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯟꯇꯥꯔ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯟꯇꯥꯔ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯏꯆꯝ ꯆꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯂꯊꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯟꯇꯥꯔ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯋꯥꯜ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯟꯇꯥꯔ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ (wall Plantar Flexion Stretch): ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯂꯦꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯇꯣꯏꯂꯦꯠ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯟꯇꯥꯔ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ (Towel Plantar Flexion Stretch): ꯈꯣꯡ ꯍꯥꯝꯂꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯣꯏꯂꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯨꯄꯊꯣꯀꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯣꯏꯂꯦꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯟꯁꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯂꯐ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯖ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯟꯇꯥꯔ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ (Stair Plantar Flexion Stretch): ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯕꯣꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯕꯣꯔꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯟꯇꯥꯔ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ: ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯤꯟ ꯕꯣꯔꯗ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯋꯦꯖ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ...

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯟꯇꯥꯔ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯑꯦꯀꯤꯂꯤꯁ ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯣꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯍꯤꯜ ꯕꯣꯅꯒꯥ ꯁꯝꯅꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯣꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯟꯇꯥꯔ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯟꯀꯦꯜ ꯁꯔꯀꯂꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯟꯀꯦꯜ ꯖꯣꯅꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯄꯨꯛꯅꯤꯡ ꯊꯧꯒꯠꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯟꯇꯥꯔ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫