ꯑꯣꯄꯟ ꯂꯦꯒꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯀꯥꯔ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯑꯣꯄꯟ ꯂꯦꯒꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯀꯥꯔ꯫

ꯑꯣꯄꯟ ꯂꯦꯒꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯀꯥꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ, ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯄꯥꯏꯂꯦꯠꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯔꯃꯤꯗꯤꯌꯦꯠꯇꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯗꯚꯥꯟꯁ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯏꯊꯨꯁꯤꯌꯥꯁꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯌꯥꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯥꯔꯇꯤꯀꯨꯂꯦꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯑꯣꯄꯟ ꯂꯦꯒꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯀꯥꯔ꯫

• ꯈꯔꯥ ꯂꯥꯄꯊꯣꯛꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ, ꯄꯥꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯅꯥ ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁꯤꯠ ꯕꯣꯅꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯣꯃꯦꯟꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯔꯣꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯔꯣꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯥꯡꯗꯣꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯔꯣꯀꯤꯡ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ 10ꯗꯒꯤ 15 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯑꯣꯄꯟ ꯂꯦꯒꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯀꯥꯔ꯫

• ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ (correct posture): ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯅꯕꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯍꯥꯡꯗꯣꯛꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯒꯣꯜꯗ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯂꯣꯆ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯆꯤꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯑꯣꯄꯟ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯔꯣꯀꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ, ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯖꯔꯀꯤ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯒꯨꯅꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ: ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯈꯤꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯤ ꯕꯇꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯑꯣꯄꯟ ꯂꯦꯒꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯀꯥꯔ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯑꯣꯄꯟ ꯂꯦꯒꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯀꯥꯔ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯄꯦꯟ ꯂꯦꯒꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯀꯥꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯔꯝ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏꯗ ꯚꯔꯖꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯏꯟꯁꯠꯔꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯍꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯛ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯛ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯑꯣꯄꯟ ꯂꯦꯒꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯀꯥꯔ꯫?

• ꯑꯣꯄꯟ ꯂꯦꯒꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯤꯟ ꯔꯣꯀꯥꯔ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯏꯅꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯣꯄꯟ ꯂꯦꯒꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯋꯦꯏꯇꯦꯗ ꯔꯣꯀꯥꯔ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯑꯄꯤꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯔꯦꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯄꯀꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ-ꯂꯦꯒ ꯔꯣꯀꯥꯔ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯂꯇꯔꯅꯦꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁꯀꯤ ꯏꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯣꯄꯟ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯀꯥꯔ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯔꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯔꯁꯣꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯕꯂꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯑꯣꯄꯟ ꯂꯦꯒꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯀꯥꯔ꯫?

• "ꯗꯤ ꯇꯤꯖꯔ" ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯄꯟ ꯂꯦꯒꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯀꯥꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯕꯨ ꯚꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯣꯄꯟ ꯂꯦꯒ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯔꯣꯀꯥꯔꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯩ꯫
• "ꯗꯤ ꯁꯣ" ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯀꯝꯄꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯄꯟ ꯂꯦꯒꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯀꯥꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫