ꯔꯣꯀꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯔꯣꯀꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯔꯣꯀꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯁꯥꯏꯇꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯐꯖꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯗꯖꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯀꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐꯤꯖꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯏꯟꯗꯐ꯭ꯔꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯔꯣꯀꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯕꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯨꯟꯗꯣꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ, ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯌꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯄꯤꯌꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯈꯠꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯜꯂꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯑꯗꯣꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯤꯇꯦꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯔꯣꯀꯤꯡ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ, ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯔꯣꯀꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯔꯣꯀꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯦꯛꯇꯇꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ: ꯔꯣꯀꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯕꯨ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯤꯂꯥꯛꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ: ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯀꯤꯡꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯛ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯔꯣꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯔꯣꯀꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯔꯣꯀꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯀꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯏꯆꯝ ꯆꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯧꯅꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯆꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯖꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯊꯦꯔꯥꯄꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯐꯩ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯔꯣꯀꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯁꯨꯏꯚꯦꯜ ꯔꯣꯀꯤꯡ ꯆꯦꯌꯥꯔ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯆꯦꯌꯥꯔ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯔꯣꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ 360 ꯔꯣꯝ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯔꯣꯀꯤꯡ ꯆꯦꯌꯥꯔ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯀꯁꯨ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯔꯣꯀꯤꯡ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯔꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯞꯔꯤꯡ ꯔꯣꯀꯤꯡ ꯆꯦꯌꯥꯔ: ꯃꯈꯜ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯛ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯔꯣꯀꯤꯡ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯞꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯕꯨ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯨꯛꯅꯤꯡ ꯊꯧꯒꯠꯅꯤꯡꯉꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯈꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯠꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯔꯣꯀꯤꯡ ꯆꯦꯌꯥꯔ: ꯗꯤꯖꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯁꯅꯦꯔꯤ ꯕꯦꯖ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯦꯌꯥꯔ ꯃꯁꯥꯃꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯞꯔꯤꯡ ꯁꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯀꯤꯡ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯔꯣꯀꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• "ꯗꯦꯗ ꯕꯒ" ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯂꯗꯁꯨ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯔꯣꯀꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯑꯀꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯤꯝꯐꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• "ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯂꯤꯡ" ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯔꯣꯀꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯨꯞ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯉꯥꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯤꯛ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯦꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯑꯣꯔꯗꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ, ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯃꯣꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ꯫